More hospitals to get Amma canteens.

Amma canteens will soon be opened at more government hospitals in the city.

Construction of new buildings to house the canteens is under way. The first canteen was set up at Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (GH) in November last year.

The new canteens will come up at Government Stanley Medical College Hospital, Kilpauk Medical College Hospital, Royapettah Government Hospital, Raja Sir Ramaswamy Mudaliar (RSRM) Lying-in Hospital, Royapuram, Institute of Child Health (ICH) and Hospital for Children, Egmore, and Kasturba Gandhi Hospital for Women and Children, Triplicane. Most of the buildings are in the final stages of completion.

At Stanley Hospital, the building is coming up near the surgical block, while at KMC, it is near the trauma ward.

It is being constructed behind the labour ward at RSRM Hospital. At Royapettah Hospital, authorities said the canteen is being built on a large area of 3,000 sq. ft. in the old block of the hospital.

The Hindu