Amma Kudineer

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Amma Kudineer is a mineral water production and distribution project run by the Ministry of Water Resources, Government of Tamil Nadu in India. [1]

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About the scheme

The project was formally launched on 15 September 2013 by the then chief minister of Tamil Nadu J. Jayalalithaa. [2]

The project involved production and packaging of mineral water in one litre plastic bottles, and selling them in long-distance running state-owned buses and in bus stations. The price was fixed at ₹10 per bottle. [3]

The scheme is run by the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, with a production plant in Gummidipoondi in Thiruvallur district. The plant has the capacity to produce 3 lakh liters of purified water per day. The total dissolved solids (TDS) in the water was reported to be below 50 parts per million (ppm). [4]

Its sales was extended to all over tamil nadu. [5] However, within several days, the demand for water bottles increased which lead to supply shortage at many places. [6]

Presently, the sales of Amma Water bottles have stopped due to a technical problem at the Gummidipoondi Factory. There are no plans by the government to repair this plant due to change in ruling power. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Jaya launches Amma mineral water at Rs. 10/L". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 18 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Jayalalithaa : A political career with sharp rises and steep falls". The Hindu. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Mother of welfare schemes". The Hindu. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Taste Amma mineral water at Rs. 10 in Chennai". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  5. ↑ Staff Reporter (18 September 2013). "Amma water proves a hit". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "Amma water bottles in short supply". The Hindu. 5 October 2015. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Sales stopped, fate of Amma water in limbo". The New Indian Express. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
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