Urwa Market complex will be ready by October-end: Minister Khader

  • | Tuesday | 18th September, 2018

The six-storeyed market-cum-commercial complex at the Urwa Market will be ready by the end of October, said Minister in-charge of the district U.T. Khader having a look at the blueprint of the Urwa market building during inspection of the market building construction works at Urwa, in Mangaluru on Monday. The construction of the Central Market complex will be taken up under the Smart City Project, he said. Earlier, Mr. Khader had a review of the construction of the complex taken up at a cost of ? 10.5 crore. Mr. Khader asked Mr. Rao to consider extension of space for selling fish by making use of adjoining land of Mangaluru City Corporation.

Minister for Urban Development and Housing U.T. Khader having a look at the blueprint of the Urwa market building during inspection of the market building construction works at Urwa, in Mangaluru on Monday. more-in The six-storeyed market-cum-commercial complex at the Urwa Market will be ready by the end of October, said Minister in-charge of the district U.T. Khader here on Monday. Speaking to reporters, Mr. Khader said that the new complex will have facilities for selling fish in the cellar, while fruits and vegetables stalls will be on the ground floor. There will be facilities for selling chicken and other shops too. “The Mangaluru Urban Development Authority has been directed to complete the work by the end of October,” he said. Earlier, Mr. Khader had a review of the construction of the complex taken up at a cost of ? 10.5 crore. The fisherwomen told Mr. Khader that the space allocated at the complex for them was not enough. “We are 45 sellers in the market while the space allocated accommodates only 15 sellers,” a fisherwoman said. MUDA Commissioner K. Srikanth Rao said that the stalls have been designed for 35 women selling raw fish and two women selling dry fish. Mr. Khader asked Mr. Rao to consider extension of space for selling fish by making use of adjoining land of Mangaluru City Corporation. Asking the fisherwomen to make use of the facility being created at the new complex, Mr. Khader said that the government will create additional facility to accommodate more fish sellers. “Revenue in this coastal region mainly depended on fish. We will design facility to meet the needs of fishermen for the next three decades,” he said. Mr. Khader told reporters that the State government has proposed to have a market at Kadri at a cost of ? 12 crore and another at Kankanady at an estimated cost of ? 41 crore. A fish market was proposed at Alake at a cost of ? 2 crore. A new market will be built at Urwa Store at a cost of ? 35 crore. The construction of the Central Market complex will be taken up under the Smart City Project, he said. Meanwhile, Democratic Youth Federation of India activists on Monday staged a protest demanding improvement of facilities at the market in Urwa Stores.

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