The wholesale market on the Bazaar Road in Arakkonam near Ranipet will get a new lease of life soon as the municipality has decided to build 250 new shops by demolishing existing outlets on the three-acre market complex, at a cost of ₹6.45 crore.
Traders have started to relocate to the temporary market complex near the railway subway. This the second time the market complex has been taken up for renovation since 1984 when 194 shops were demolished. The market was opened in the early 1940s.
“The new shops will be spacious. Adequate basic amenities like water taps and toilets will also be set up,” M. Thangaraj, Municipal Engineer , Arakkonam municipality, told The Hindu.
