Work on the construction of the central market for vegetables, fruits and flowers at South Kallikudi on the Tiruchi - Madurai National Highway has been completed with state-of-the-art infrastructure all around.
₹65 crore project
This has been a long felt-need and the market, constructed at an estimate of ₹65 crore, has 1,000 shops built on a sprawling area of about 10 acres.
The construction of the market has been funded by the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development.
The market will cater to vegetable and fruit traders and has a rest room, conference hall, weighing machines, canteen and toilet blocks for men and women.