Fruit market to come up in conservancy space

The Shivamogga City Corporation will soon convert the conservancy space in Hosamane extension here into a fruit market. K.B. Prasanna Kumar, Shivamogga MLA, performed the bhoomi puja for the ground-breaking ceremony for the work here on Wednesday.

Mr. Kumar, in his addresses, said the fruit market would be constructed at a cost of Rs. 35 lakh. The plan was to construct 40 fruit stalls in the available space.

Fruit vendors

The vendors who were selling fruits in pushcarts along the Kuvempu Road would be shifted to the upcoming fruit market. This would ease vehicular traffic on the Kuvempu Road.

The conservancy spaces available within the city limits would be utilised for providing civic amenities like parking facility and construct shops for street vendors, he said. Mayor of the corporation Mangala Annappa and Deputy Mayor Palakshi were present.