Tiruchi Corporation begins relocation of roadside shops around Teppakulam

Tiruchi Corporation connected Thursday began to relocate roadside shops astir Teppakulam to Corporation-owned onshore connected Madurai Road, aiming to decongest the commercialized area.

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, successful its bid successful WP (MD)13745/2023, directed that the areas surrounding the Rockfort Teppakulam beryllium declared arsenic zones wherever thoroughfare vending and commercialized activities are prohibited and instructed authorities to instrumentality indispensable action.

Following this direction, the Town Vending Committee held a gathering connected Thursday to sermon providing an alternate tract for vendors presently operating astir the Teppakulam area. It was unanimously resolved that each vendors would beryllium relocated to Corporation onshore connected Madurai Road wherever the aged municipal bureau erstwhile functioned.

“The allocated space, measuring astir 20,000 sq. ft., tin accommodate astir 120 shops. The vendors person been surveyed and volition beryllium relocated based connected the availability of space. The relocation process volition beryllium completed by Friday,” said L. Madhubalan, Corporation Commissioner.

Additionally, rootlike and effect vendors operating successful the Keelakarai country volition beryllium shifted to the multi-level car parkland (MLCP) connected Kaliamman Koil Street, which has capable abstraction to accommodate astir 90 vendors.