Director of Texonic, Nitesh kickstarted the initiative with Thaligai, a vegetarian restaurant on Luz Church Road, a few weeks ago. In addition to Thaligai, restaurants such as Mahamudra and Sukha Nivas too drop off their extra food in the community refrigerator. This way, it will alleviate hunger and reduce plastic pollution.”She says residents in the neighbourhood have come forward to drop their extra food, including a hand of bananas. Providing boxesFor those willing to share their excess food, Nitesh and his team have provided boxes. Creation of a facility to get extra food picked and dropped at any part of the city is also on the anvil.

Source: The Hindu September 08, 2017 12:22 UTC