Jayalalithaa launches free Amma Mineral Water

Noting that the government has executed various integrated drinking water schemes costing Rs 7,324.34 crore, over the last 56 months, she said “69 new projects at a cost of Rs 6,602.78 crore were under progress that would ensure supply of mineral water for residential localities”. 

As a first step, drinking water dispensing units based on reverse osmosis technology would be installed in 100 localities that has large number of poor and downtrodden, she said and added each family would receive 20 litres of water freely per day through a smart card system under the scheme. 

The Jayalalithaa government had already launched a series of schemes under the ‘Amma’ brand such as lowcost eateries ‘Amma Unavagams’, ‘Amma Salt’, ‘Amma Mineral Water’ and ‘Amma Magapperu Sanjeevi’ (a maternity care plan under which herbal medicines will be provided).