The eleven Uzhavar Sandhais in Salem district registered a sales turnover of Rs. 46.48 lakh on the Vaikasi Ammavasai Day on Sunday.
People from different walks of life thronged the Uzhavar Sandhais. Expecting good turnout of consumers, the farmers had brought additional vegetables to the sandhais.
The farmers from different parts of the district had brought more than 200 tonnes of vegetables, greens and fruits to the 11 Uzhavar Sandhais in the district. About 46,000 men and women visited these markets to procure vegetables, according to Uzhavar Santhai sources.
As usual, the Uzhavar Sandhai in Suramangalam, topped the list with a sales turnover of Rs. 10.78 lakh. About 250 farmers had brought 44 tonnes of vegetables and 8,900 consumers visited the sandhai. The Thadagapatti Sandhai attracted about 7,600 consumers who procured vegetables worth Rs. 8.21 lakh. The Ammapettai sandhai attracted 110 farmers with 17 tonnes of vegetables. About 4,300 consumers purchased vegetables worth Rs. 3 lakh. The Hasthampatti sandhai, the fourth market in the city, registered a sales turnover of Rs. 3 lakh, with 3,300 consumers procuring 13 tonnes of vegetables.
Rural areas
The Uzhavar Sandhais in the rural areas of Attaiyampatti, Attur, Mettur, Thammampatti, Jalagandapuram, Edappadi, Elampillai too received a good stream of visitors on Sunday, the sources said. Apart from the vegetables, coconuts, plantain leaves, greens, fruits and other puja articles were also sold.
