Deccan Herald 02.12.2013
BBMP commissioner promises facelift to KR Market
BBMP commissioner M Lakshminarayana took part
in the ‘intensive cleaning programme’ at KR Market on Sunday and assured
traders of improving the area.
The commissioner
inspected the parking lot at the basement of the market complex and
instructed the officials to take steps for its improvement, in addition
to effective garbage management. He gave these instructions following a
request by software engineers who took part in the programme.
Lakshminarayana
said that developmental activities would be implemented, using Palike
funds, to give a facelift to the market in the coming days.
He
told Deccan Herald: “One of the biggest problems at the market is
encroachment by hawkers. But they cannot be displaced, as per the
directions of the Supreme Court. We have decided to lay a concrete road
of 300 to 400 metres.
It will be adjacent to KR Market, where the hawkers
can move in. This step will reduce the chaos and ensure free movement of
vehicles and people. The basement parking area will also be improved.”
Traders, meanwhile, expressed regret that the parking lot is unfit for use as it stinks and is filthy.
“This
problem has been persisting for more than two decades now. Not many
people park their vehicles here. Moreover, the parking fee is Rs 20 per
hour which is too much,” said G M Diwakar, president, KR Market Flower
Merchants’ Association.
Mayor B S Satyanarayana also had debris cleared from the footpaths and the lane on the neighbouring Sethuram Road.
