Farmers market under Shreyas flyover proposed in AMC meeting


Ahmedabad, 24 November 2014

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation may allot space between three pillars of Shreyas Over-bridge for Farmers Consumers Market(Apni mandi).

A proposal in this regard has been tabled in today’s Standing Committee meeting.

The matter was discussed in committee after letters received from Agriculture and Cooperation department Government of India, Managing Director, SF AC-Small Farmers’s Agribusiness Consortium and Laghu Krushak Krushi Vyapar Sangh.

Farmers will be allowed direct selling of their produce in this space. AMC has asked Agriculture Produce Market Committee(APMC) to finalized a proposal in this regard. Powers of execution of this project are assigned to Municipal Commissioner.

In another proposal, Arts Alive Ventures PVT LTD will be given location to install machines for recycling of plastic waste generated in city. A list of 12 locations is in discussion at present. AMC will make allotment of each location for Rs. 101/year.