Coimbatore: DMK offering free food to the needy people through 15 Amma Canteens in Coimbatore from Friday onwards. The food menu includes idly in the morning and sambar rice and curd rice in the afternoon.

Food and Civil Supplies Minister R Sakkarapani and Forest Minister K Ramachandran in a press note said that the cost of the food offered to the public during the lockdown period will be borne by the DMK. The free food will be offered in 12 Amma Canteens functioning in five zones in Coimbatore city and three in Municipalities.

Apart from 12 Amma Canteens in the city limits, three are located in Mettupalayam, Pollachi and Valparai. Each Amma Canteen records a daily footfall of around 500 people, with total customers per day in Coimbatore accounting from 7,500 to 10,000/ day, said in the press note. The cost of free food/month Rs 52.5 lakh shall be spent to offer free daily food at the 15 Amma Canteens.