Repair drains before monsoon, Koyambedu wholesalers urge panel

Parts of market premises get water-logged during rain

Waterlogging has become common in parts of the Koyambedu wholesale market every time there is a sharp spell of rains. Traders’ associations have appealed to the authorities concerned to improve the infrastructure on the market premises. The market is allowed to function till noon with restrictions on entry owing to the pandemic. Although the Koyambedu Market Management Committee had taken up improvement work, including repair of storm-water drains last year, traders said that some spots like G block and N block on the premises got waterlogged during the recent rain. They wanted the drains in such locations to be cleaned ahead of the northeast monsoon. The Federation of All Associations of KWMC Periyar Vegetable Market recently submitted a charter of demands to the Koyambedu MMC, seeking improvement in infrastructure.