The city will soon sport a modern vegetable market complex to be constructed in Machabollarum falling in Alwal circle of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC).

The proposal for the project, which will be taken up at a cost of `4.75 crore, has already been approved by the GHMC Standing Committee and the same will be submitted to the General Body for approval. The council will meet on September 23 to discuss the issue and give their approval.

The building will consist of a cellar, ground plus two floors and terrace spread over three blocks. The cellar will be utilised for parking purpose while the ground floor will accommodate as many as 144 shops. The first and second floor may accommodate offices, banks and so on. Presently, the condition of the market is in bad shape and is functioning like a typical village market, making it unsuitable for the present urban scenario.

The GHMC officials said that the market needs improvements to properly utilise the available space and it can be constructed with appropriate parking in the cellar. The consultant for the project Ms Form Arch Consultants have prepared the estimates for cellar, ground, first and second floors to the tune of `4.75 crore and have submitted the same to the corporation.