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Amma Kudineer bottled water

· Chennai

The state began selling one-litre bottles of drinking water for Rs. 10 at bus termini and on long-distance government buses.

In September 2013 the Jayalalithaa government began producing 'Amma' packaged drinking water for sale at Rs. 10 a litre. The first plant, planned to start on 15 September with a capacity of three lakh litres a day, was the first of ten units. The bottles were sold on long-distance government buses, at bus termini across the state and at motels. It was one of a series of low-priced products sold under the 'Amma' brand.

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