Vendors and traders often complain about the lack of basic amenities in the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) markets. The BBMP has now woken up to the need of providing better facilities and has taken up a slew of projects.
As per the provisions of the Karnataka Municipal Corporation Act, 1976, the BBMP is obligated to construct, maintain and regulate all public markets, including shops or stalls, for the sale of essential commodities and other needs of citizens. The Act empowers the commissioner to have control over the public markets, collect licence fee and take action for resumption of the market shops/premises.
According to sources, the BBMP has been making efforts in keeping all markets clean and hygienic and is endeavouring towards modernising some of its major markets to provide better facilities to citizens and augment adequate resources by way of collecting license fees, rent.
Sources added that recently, the development of four markets was handed over to the Bangalore Development Authority, while BBMP will develop seven. The proposal is part of the Rs. 2,000-crore projects approved recently by the BBMP Council.
The seven to be developed by the BBMP include, Gandhi Bazaar Market, Lakkasandra Market, Mavalli Market, More Market, Yediyur Market, Johnson Market and Cox Town Market. The development plans include provision for basement parking and commercial space for the vendors.
