Assam Government looking at shifting wholesale market from Fancy Bazar

GUWAHATI: In a bid to decongest Guwahati, the state government is planning to shift the wholesale markets from the heart of the city to a new location. The Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs, Ashok Singhal, hinted at the possibility of shifting the market out of the city as a part of a local area plan to decongest the city. Although the new location has not been decided, the minister mentioned that the GMDA has been tasked with finding an alternative location, and Palashbari, North Guwahati, Changsari, and Baihata are some of the possible locations for the same.

He mentioned that thousands of commercial vehicles, including trucks and smaller vehicles, enter and exit the city every day for the transportation of essential materials from this wholesale market, causing traffic problems at several locations. By moving the market to a new location with attached parking bays and loading-unloading facilities, the number of commercial vehicles entering the city will be drastically reduced, said the minister.

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