Srisailam temple executive officer (EO) M. Srinivasa Rao said that food inspectors and officials from the Revenue and Sanitation departments would conduct surprise checks on hotels in the town twice a month and check the quality of food served there.Action would be taken against the hotel managements who do not maintain their premises properly and serve quality food. The hotels would also face action if repeated complaints are being received against them. For the first three times, a penalty would be imposed on the erring managements for failing to adhere to norms, Mr. Srinivasa Rao said. If the violations continue, their hotel lease would be cancelled, he added.Mr. Srinivasa Rao, along with the temple officials, food inspectors, and Legal Metrology Department officials of the district held a meeting with the representatives of hotel managements in Srisailam on Wednesday. Mr. Srinivasa Rao asked the managements to maintain hygiene at their hotels.“Do not cook food in open places, in excess, and serve food that has been stored for a long duration to the customers,” he told the managements. He said that all the ingredients used for cooking should be of good quality and not stored at untidy places. “The hotel staff should behave politely with the devotees and the age of the working staff should be more than 18 years. Hotels should not serve any food that is banned in the temple town as per the Endowments Act,” he instructed the officials.The EO said that plastic usage has been banned and the managements should not use them. Tea, coffee and drinking water should be served in glass or steel glasses only. He wanted dust bins to be placed at all hotels to dispose used articles.Meanwhile, the food inspectors told the hotel managements to obtain Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) licence without fail and warned of stern action if they received any complaints. Legal Metrology Department officials, on the other hand, informed the managements to sell the food as per the MRP.Published - July 30, 2025 07:27 pm IST