The Demolition of Central Market in Mangalore Finally Begins

The more than a decade-old move of Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) to demolish and re-construct the Central Market in Mangalore city is heading towards a reality. The civic body has commenced the demolition of very old fruits & vegetable market in the heart of the city.

For the last so many years, with all the stay orders filed by merchants/shop owners of Central Market, the demolition was on hold. Last year, MCC had started the demolition process and had completely razed down all the shops in the inner portion of the market. However, while the demolition of the outer building part was stopped because few shops were in business, and a stay order in High Court was filed by a few traders. The stay order has been lifted, and Karnataka High Court has given permission to go ahead with the demolition of the Central Market building.