Thiruvananthapuram's Connemara Market to get a facelift

Thiruvananthapuram | Friday | 31st January, 2020

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Shainu Mohan ByExpress News ServiceTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: After several years of impasse, the project to revamp the century-old Connemara Market at Palayam is finally taking off. The Smart City Thiruvananthapuram Ltd (SCTL) is gearing up to float a tender to implement Rs 112 crore worth of renovation project which aims at giving a total facelift to the market. A hitech fish and meat market would be constructed on the ground floor and the displaced traders would be given designated stalls in the new building. However, traders at Connemara Market said they have not been informed about the new rehabilitation plan. "This market is located in the heart of the city and we are also planning to relocate some of the shops attached to the market premises, which is facing the busy junction..