60 lakhs pilgrims to be served food during Pushkaralu in East and West Godavari districts

Kakinada: Several voluntary organisations and philanthropists are coming forward to provide food to the visiting pilgrims and devotees during Pushkaralu in East and West Godavari districts. Most of the organisations are coming with hygienic cooking equipment to serve quality food to the pilgrims.

The Food Control Department is taking all precautionary steps to to see that food is prepared hygienically. “Every organisation that wants to serve food to the pilgrims of Pushkaralu have to make registrations by paying Rs 100. Our food inspectors will check their cooking equipment and what type of food they will serve to pilgrims. Then we will allow them to serve food for pilgrims,” said assistant food controller R. Nageswaraiah.

He said all steps are being taken for storing food articles hygienically. According to sources, nearly 120 organisations submitted applications for serving food to the pilgrims according to the stipulations made by the department.

“We are organising awareness meeting with the help of RDOs with voluntary organisations and philanthropists for preparation of food. All of the organisations accepted our stipulations,” said AFC of West Godavari District N. Poornachandra Rao.

Meanwhile, Rice Millers Association at Kovvuru will come forward to serve food to nearly 1 lakh people per day. “Satya Sai Seva Samiti and others will arrange milk, drinking water, butter milk and others,” said Poornachandra Rao.