750 ml Amma water bottles to be launched by TN now
Posted on: 08/Nov/2019 9:22:23 AM
Plastic water bottles would be replaced by glass water bottles now!!
The news that has come out now is soon Tamil Nadu would start making 750 ml of ‘Amma’ water bottles made of glass instead of plastic. By this, the daily production of the water bottles would be doubled. It is well known that now around 80,000 one-liter bottles of cost Rs 10 are being sold to bus commuters and others every day.
The truth is many people do not consume water fully and they leave the half-full water bottles. For the sake of reducing this wastage, the state government would sell 750 ml water bottles and these water bottles would cost just Rs 7.
To install the necessary machines for manufacturing 1 liter and 750 m packed drinking water at its 2.4-acre Gummidipoondi campus for the next 5 years, tenders have been floated by the Institute of Road Transport or IRT. It is known that IRT is an agency that has been functioning under the state transport department.
The important point is some of the machines at the location became defunct and production was affected in the state of TN. It is now said that the outdated machines would be replaced by a high-end drinking water treatment plant, a bottling plant, and testing labs to ensure there is no compromise on hygiene. It is estimated to be around Rs 250 crores.
The superb information is once revamping is completed then the unit would be able to produce at least 2 lakhs one liter and 750 ml water bottles. Later, these bottles would be sold at 310 recognized selling points in TN and to the passengers of the air-conditioned buses run by SETC. It must be noted that 15th November would be the last date for submitting bids.
This move by the TN government to produce 750 ml glass water bottles has been appreciated by many regular bus passengers for both small size and for the glass material. Point is glass bottles could be reused once again.
It was later pointed out by a transport activist, Mr. Rengachari that employees could be appointed by the government to sell the glass water bottles inside the bus as many passengers would not risk getting down from the buses. He then threw light on installing water refilling stations in the bus stands similar to those available at the railway stations as the cost would be cut by Rs 2-3 a bottle.
