KR Market and Surrounding Areas to Undergo Clean-Up Drive, Says Venkatachalapathi

Bengaluru Central City Corporation Additional Commissioner for Development Venkatachalapathi chaired a meeting with officials and directed immediate measures to improve cleanliness and civic management in KR Market and surrounding areas, following instructions issued by GBA Chief Commissioner Maheshwar Rao during his visit on June 8.

Key Details:

• The flower market located in the basement will be cleaned and maintained.

• Authorities have been instructed to fill potholes and lay concrete at the coriander market area in front of KR Market, where rainwater accumulation causes unhygienic conditions.

• Additional marshals will be deployed to strengthen sanitation activities.

• The toilet facility on the first floor will be opened for public use.

• Encroachments inside the market building and in front of the premises will be identified. Occupants will be given time to remove their belongings, failing which civic authorities will undertake clearance operations.

• Officials have been directed to immediately initiate construction of a shed for proper waste management.

• Designated vending spaces will be marked and lined for traders in front of the market.

• Vendors obstructing movement outside the allotted spaces will face penalties.