Restored Amma canteen in Arakkonam inaugurated

Minister for Co-operation V. Gandhiraj inaugurates the Amma centeen in the presence of District Collector N. Priya Ravichandran on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement After more than a decade of its opening, an Amma canteen near the old bus terminus in Arakkonam town in Ranipet got a fresh lease of life on Saturday as Minister for Co-operation V. Gandhiraj inaugurated the restored facility.Civic officials said that former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa virtually inaugurated Amma Canteens in Ranipet, Arcot, Arakkonam and Walajah towns in the district in 2015, when the scheme was launched in the State.Since then, renovation of the facility was not done. “The municipality has completed restoration work of the canteens for the first time with improved civic amenities for visitors,” G. A