Central vegetable market traders build their own market complex
The Central Vegetable market very near to Meenakshi Amman Temple belongs to Madurai Corporation. It should have moved to outskirts along with the paddy & flower markets. But somehow got stuck in red tape.
With the security angle to Meenakshi Amman Temple, now vehicles were not allowed in newly renovated Chithrai streets. The market in parallel street [north avanimoola street] is all the more chaotic with parking space problems. The market also suffers due to time restrictions on lorry movement within city.
Madurai Corporation proposed to temporarily shift it near Mattuthavani Integrated Bus Stand (MIBS), but TN Govt turned down the proposal [the hindu]. Proposal to build a permanent complex is still pending.
Unable to bear the bureaucratic delay, the shop owners of Central Vegetable Market were building a market complex at the outskirts on their own. At an estimated cost of 20 Crores with bank loans, this is a collective effort which should have originally done by government. The shop owners & Tamilnadu Chamber of Commerce were now lobbying Madurai Corporation to recognize the complex.
With the proposal to open 50 farmers market [ulavar sandhai], the government may not be very interested in a private-owned central vegetable market.
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