The Karur Municipality plans to construct a new air-conditioned vegetable and fruit market in the town.
Minister for Electricity V. Senthil Balaji, who inspected the existing market named after former Chief Minister K. Kamaraj on Wednesday along with Collector T. Prabhu Shankar, said there were 184 shops in the market.
The building had become old and some of the shops were in dilapidated condition. There was demands for a new market.Hence, it had been decided to construct a new market at the same place at a cost of ₹10.25 crore. A proposal to that effect had been sent to the State government.
Mr. Senthil Balaji said the demand of the traders and the people of the town would be taken to the notice of Chief Minister M.K. Stalin. The proposed new market would be an air-conditioned facility. Steps would be taken to construct a new market for fish traders in the town too.
