In this world of inflation when an ordinary tea costs Rs. 10 per cup, here is a Good Samaritan who is feeding hungry stomachs, and that too at an affordable cost of Rs. 15 per plate for non-vegetarian dishes – chicken baghara rice or egg baghara rice – opposite the Huzurabad bus station complex in Karimnagar district.

Nampally Venkateshwaralu of Kothapalli locality in Huzurabad started eking out his living by providing food to his customers at an affordable cost since the last 15 years. Initially, he served chicken baghara rice at Rs. 10 per plate. With the escalation of prices of rice and chicken, he is serving the same for Rs. 15 per plate. Labourers, auto-drivers, and farmers, among others, patiently wait at the bus stop for Mega Chicken Hotel to open at 8 a.m. It shuts around 11 a.m., and the customers relish the delicious chicken or egg baghara rice. Instead of eating breakfast, the customers directly eat the chicken baghara rice and start their daily activities.

Clarifying that serving chicken rice was possible at Rs. 15 per plate, he said that he reduces labour cost by cooking, serving, cleaning, etc. all by himself. Through this, he is earning a profit of Rs. 500 and per day and eking out a living.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Telangana / by K.M. Dayashankar / Karimnagar – March 20th, 2016