The year that has passed has not been good in terms of civic and infrastructure development in Tiruchi, with some of the projects and proposals suffering setbacks or remaining in a state of limbo.
While the pandemic did impact on the progress of some projects, the district administration and Tiruchi Corporation were not able to push through many of the long expected development initiatives such as establishment of an integrated bus stand, shifting of wholesale traders of Gandhi Market, building service lanes along the city stretch of Tiruchi-Thanjavur Highway and pending works on Junction Road Overbridge.
Most notable among the setbacks for the district administration was its inability to make the Kallikudi Central Market for Vegetables, Fruits and Flowers, established at an investment of over ₹77 crore, fully functional despite repeated attempts.
In the absence of political will, officials’ attempts to shift the wholesale traders of the Gandhi Market to the new market failed…