Current Affairs - State - Discussion

The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has teamed up with an NGO, Apple Home for Orphan Kids at Neknampur of Manikonda, a voluntary organization in its west zone to bridge the gap between the hungry and food wastage. As per the details, the NGO come up with a proposal to partner with the civic body for installation of refrigerators at various places with the concept 'Feed the Need'. The corporation is planning to facilitate installation of refrigerators at vantage points across the zone, so that food leftover from weddings and other ceremonies may be stored for the poor and urchins to consume. A proposal towards this was cleared by the GHMC Standing Committee, at a meeting convened in Hyderabad, Telangana. The refrigerators will be of 530-litre capacity, and installed at 10 locations in Madhapur, Banjara Hills, Jubilee Hills, Erragadda, Red Hills, Chanda Nagar, and Gachibowli.