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'''Amma Kudineer''' (meaning ''Mother drinking-water'' in [[Tamil language]]) is a mineral water production and distribution project run by the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]] in India.<ref name=ht/><br />
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==About the scheme==<br />
The project was formally launched on 15 September 2013 by the Chief Minister [[Jayalalithaa]], on the 105th birth anniversary<ref name=ie>{{cite news|last=News |first=Express |url=http://newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Amma-Mineral-Water-cheapest-in-India/2013/09/16/article1786468.ece1 |title=Amma Mineral Water cheapest in India |publisher=The New Indian Express |access-date=2013-09-19}}</ref> of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister [[C. N. Annadurai]].<ref name="sharprises">{{cite news|title=Jayalalithaa : A political career with sharp rises and steep falls|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/Jayalalithaa-a-political-career-with-sharp-rises-and-steep-falls/article16760118.ece|access-date=6 December 2016|publisher=The Hindu|date=6 December 2016}}</ref> <br />
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The project involves production and packaging of mineral water in one litre plastic bottles, and selling them in long-distance running state-owned buses and in bus stations. The price has been fixed at ₹10 per bottle. The project is intended to make purified water available to people of all strata, at a reasonable cost.<ref name="mother">{{cite news|title=Mother of welfare schemes|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/Mother-of-welfare-schemes/article16761095.ece1|access-date=6 December 2016|publisher=The Hindu|date=6 December 2016}}</ref><br />
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The [[Indian Railways]] has been undertaken a similar scheme under the name "Rail neer"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irctc.com/introrail_neer.html |title=Rail Neer |publisher=Irctc.com |access-date=2013-09-19}}</ref> for some time now, with its one-litre bottles priced at ₹15, while private companies sell 1-litre bottles at higher prices.<ref name=ht>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/chennai/Jaya-launches-Amma-mineral-water--at-Rs-10-L/Article1-1122358.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130918055839/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Chennai/Jaya-launches-Amma-mineral-water--at-Rs-10-L/Article1-1122358.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 September 2013 |title=Jaya launches Amma mineral water at Rs. 10/L|publisher=Hindustan Times | access-date=2013-09-16}}</ref><ref name=ie/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-15/chennai/42080312_1_amma-mineral-water-jayalalithaa-transport-minister |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130920190117/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-15/chennai/42080312_1_amma-mineral-water-jayalalithaa-transport-minister |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-09-20 |title=Jayalalithaa launches Amma mineral water |date=2013-09-15 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2013-09-19 }}</ref><br />
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The scheme is run by the [[Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation]], with a production plant in [[Gummidipoondi]] in [[Thiruvallur district]], on a 55-acre land that belongs to the Institute of Road Transport (IRT), a subsidiary of the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation. The plant has the capacity to produce 3 lakh liters of purified water per day. The [[total dissolved solids]] (TDS) in the water is reported to be below 50 [[Parts-per notation|parts per million]] (ppm), as compared to a requirement of below 150 ppm in water from lakes and in rainwaters.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/taste-amma-mineral-water-at-rs-10-in-chennai/article5101642.ece?ref=relatedNews |publisher=The Hindu|title=Taste Amma mineral water at Rs. 10 in Chennai| access-date=2013-09-07}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Amma Unavagam]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Government welfare schemes in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Water in India]]<br />
[[Category:Bottled water brands]]<br />
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