Nethaji vegetable market to be modernised at ₹ 26.01 crore

Modernisation of Nethaji Vegetable and Fruit Market on R.K.V. Road at ₹ 26.01 crore is expected to commence soon with provision for underground vehicle parking here. Shops for the wholesale and retail markets were constructed in 1935 and were renovated by the Corporation in 1992. In the absence of parking space, vehicles were parked indiscriminately on the busy R.K.V. Road causing frequent traffic congestion. Also, the market lacks basic amenities including toilets, drinking water facilities, drainage facility and turns slushy during the rainy season. Around 580 shops function on the premises while over 100 shops function on the road in the early morning everyday.