Madurai to have clean, green idli shops
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Madurai:29.06.2019
In terms of popularity, Mallippoo idlis are next only to the famous Madurai Malli flowers. While a few restaurant chains have popularised the idli among the city residents and others, there are hundreds of pavement shops selling hot idlis, vadas and dosas where the vendors are mostly women.
These shops in the unorganized sector are crowdpullers too as the idlis are cheap and come with at least two varieties of chutney and sambar. But many commuters complain that these roadside shops maintain poor hygiene. There are no proper hand wash facilities and the food is exposed to dust.
“They lack awareness on Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) guidelines of cleanliness and hygiene. So, we have studied their working model and prepared a project proposal to help them out,” said K P Murugan, president of Madurai District Tiny and Small Scale Industries Association (Maditssia).
The industry body has now come up with a push cart model that is clean and hygienic and has aesthetic appeal. It is solar-powered, has water tank on top and tap to wash hands, a tank below to collect water, covered bins to collect used banana leaves or paper and so on. The collected waste water can be let into a drain, thereby keeping the roads and platforms clean. The setup would cost ₹2 lakh.
Roadside vendors would have to spend only ₹10,000 (5% of the project cost) and would get a subsidy of ₹50,000 (25%) from the District Industries Centre and the remaining ₹1.4 lakh will be arranged under Mudra scheme.
Roadside vendors would have to spend only ₹10,000 (5% of the project cost) and would get a subsidy of ₹50,000 (25%)
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Madurai:29.06.2019
In terms of popularity, Mallippoo idlis are next only to the famous Madurai Malli flowers. While a few restaurant chains have popularised the idli among the city residents and others, there are hundreds of pavement shops selling hot idlis, vadas and dosas where the vendors are mostly women.
These shops in the unorganized sector are crowdpullers too as the idlis are cheap and come with at least two varieties of chutney and sambar. But many commuters complain that these roadside shops maintain poor hygiene. There are no proper hand wash facilities and the food is exposed to dust.
“They lack awareness on Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) guidelines of cleanliness and hygiene. So, we have studied their working model and prepared a project proposal to help them out,” said K P Murugan, president of Madurai District Tiny and Small Scale Industries Association (Maditssia).
The industry body has now come up with a push cart model that is clean and hygienic and has aesthetic appeal. It is solar-powered, has water tank on top and tap to wash hands, a tank below to collect water, covered bins to collect used banana leaves or paper and so on. The collected waste water can be let into a drain, thereby keeping the roads and platforms clean. The setup would cost ₹2 lakh.
Roadside vendors would have to spend only ₹10,000 (5% of the project cost) and would get a subsidy of ₹50,000 (25%) from the District Industries Centre and the remaining ₹1.4 lakh will be arranged under Mudra scheme.
Roadside vendors would have to spend only ₹10,000 (5% of the project cost) and would get a subsidy of ₹50,000 (25%)
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