Dasara Food Mela inaugurated with a message against wastage of food
The Hindu
At Dasara Food Mela in Mysuru, Minister K.H. Muniyappa urges people to prevent food wastage. He calls on media to spread the message of not wasting food, even at home. He also promises to provide 10 kgs of rice per head under Anna Bhagya scheme. He urges people to visit the Mela and savour the variety of dishes.
The Dasara Food Mela featuring a total of 150 stalls at the Bharat Scouts and Guides grounds behind the old Deputy Commissioner’s office in Mysuru was inaugurated on Sunday with a message against wastage of food.
Minister for Food and Civil Supplies K.H. Muniyappa, who inaugurated the Dasara Food Mela said a third of the prepared food in the country goes in waste.
Pointing out that wastage of food takes places at marriage halls and hotels, Mr. Muniyappa said he will discuss the issue with Hotel Owners’ Association so that such wastage of prepared food can be prevented.
If the wastage is prevented, the same food can be provided to people, who do not have access to food. People are still dying from hunger in the world, he lamented.
He called upon the media to spread the word on the wastage of food by people even in their homes. “Serve yourself only as much as you can eat. Don’t waste food in your plates”, he said.
“You have a right to eat, but not to waste”, is the message the Department of Food and Civil Supplies seeks to spread through the Dasara Food Mela in Mysuru, he said.
He called upon the people to visit the Dasara Food Mela in Mysuru and savour the variety of delicacies. Dishes from not only Karnataka, but many other states in India and cuisines from a few other countries were also available at the Food Mela, he said.
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