Buxar: A community kitchen offering a full meal for just Rs 10 was inaugurated at the municipal night shelter near Kila Maidan in Buxar on Wednesday. Named ‘Mai Ki Rasoi’, the initiative aims to provide affordable meals to poor and needy people with dignity.The kitchen was launched under the coordination of Buxar Nagar Parishad chairperson Kamrun Nisha, with social workers Om Ji Yadav and Sumit Mansinghka taking the initiative. Mahant Rajaram Sharan Das Ji Maharaj of the Sitaram Vivah Mahotsav Ashram inaugurated the facility by cutting the ribbon.The kitchen will serve meals daily from noon to 1pm, enabling people struggling to afford food to get a filling meal at a nominal cost.Social worker Om Ji Yadav said the initiative was planned after they noticed that many needy people faced difficulty arranging food during the day. A free meal service is already being run through the Roti Bank at Buxar railway station every night, he said.“The aim is to ensure that no needy person goes hungry and that everyone receives food with dignity,” Yadav said.Mahant Rajaram Sharan Das Ji Maharaj praised the initiative, saying that feeding the hungry was among the noblest forms of service. He described the community kitchen as an inspiring example of selfless social work.Buxar Nagar Parishad chairperson Kamrun Nisha said providing food to needy people had been part of her election agenda. The plan has now taken shape with the support and involvement of the two social workers, she said, adding that the civic body would extend all possible assistance to such public welfare initiatives.Social worker and blood donor Priyesh Ranjan also welcomed the move, saying that providing a full meal for Rs 10 would strengthen the spirit of service and cooperation in society. Several ward councillors of Buxar Nagar Parishad, social workers and local residents attended the inauguration.kaish67@gmail.com
