Amma Kudineer

Amma Kudineer (meaning Mother drinking-water in Tamil language) is a mineral water production and distribution project run by the Government of the state of Tamil Nadu in India.[1]

About the scheme

The project was formally launched on 15 September 2013 by the Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, on the 105th birth anniversary[2] of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. N. Annadurai.[3]

The project involves 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 has been fixed at ₹10 per bottle. The project is intended to make purified water available to people of all strata, at a reasonable cost.[4]

The Indian Railways has been undertaken a similar scheme under the name "Rail neer"[5] for some time now, with its one-litre bottles priced at ₹15, while private companies sell 1-litre bottles at higher prices.[1][2][6]

The scheme is run by the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, with a production plant in Gummidipoondi in Thiruvallur district, on a 55-acre land that belongs to the Institute of Road Transport (IRT), a subsidiary of the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation. The plant has the capacity to produce 3 lakh liters of purified water per day. The total dissolved solids (TDS) in the water is reported to be below 50 parts per million (ppm), as compared to a requirement of below 150 ppm in water from lakes and in rainwaters.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Jaya launches Amma mineral water at Rs. 10/L". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  2. News, Express. "Amma Mineral Water cheapest in India". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  3. "Jayalalithaa : A political career with sharp rises and steep falls". The Hindu. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  4. "Mother of welfare schemes". The Hindu. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  5. "Rail Neer". Irctc.com. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  6. "Jayalalithaa launches Amma mineral water - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 15 September 2013. Archived from the original on 20 September 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  7. "Taste Amma mineral water at Rs. 10 in Chennai". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
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