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Udupi CMC Fails - Santhekatte New Weekly Sunday Market inauguration postponed to Dec 13.

Santhekatte/Kallianpur, Dec 6, 2020: The much awaited Rs. One Crore new full fledged weekly market which was suppose to start its operation from today (Dec 6) as per the CMC press note (Banner)at Santhekatte. CMC failed to keep-up their own Schedule.

The banner put-up near the existing market last week mentioned that the next Sunday market has been shifted near to the new building. But Today’s trading continued at its old place in Santhekattte Junction.

According to the information received from a councilor by KNN, some finishing work at the new building is still pending. The councilor who wants to be anonymous said that, it might take another week to complete the pending work. The banner was put up by some unknown people, the local MLA is in outstation hence it is not possible to open the New building for trade tomorrow, she said yesterday.

As per some unconfirmed sources, The President of CMC Mrs. Sumithra Nayak said that the new weekly market at Santhekatte will be inaugurated on December 13.

Mr. Dhanajay, Revenue officer, Udupi, as per our source said that all pending work has been completed and the building has been handed over to Revenue Department a month ago and from next week onward the weekly market will be held in the New building.

Whatever the reasons for the post-phone, the locals who eagerly wait to see the trading at the new location blaming the CMC for failing to keep up their schedule of December 6 and now crossing their finger on the new date of December 13!!

Earlier News:

New Santhekatte Sunday market to Start from Coming Sunday.

Santhekatte, Kallianpur Dec 4, 2020: The famous weekly Sunday Market of Santhekatte has been shifted to the full fledged new building in front of Mount Rosary Church, next to Sri Aishakti Brahmalingeshwara Temple, Santhekatte from coming Sunday, December 6.

The marking has been done for the vendors to sit and sell their products. The place has been cleaned, new toilets has been constructed but taps and windows of these toilets has broken, some manholes have not been covered and hopefully the authorities will note them before coming Sunday to fix the cover to this manhole and repair the taps and glasses of the toilets.

Whatever the glitches in the finishing of this new building, the shifting of Sunday market will ease the crowding at the Santhekatte Junction on Sundays and will ease the movement of National Highway 66 traffic which is a great development in Santhekatte, Kallianpur.

About the new Santhekatte Market

The plinth area of the market is 17,500 square feet with designated parking spaces for visitors and vendors near the high way and the connecting areas has been made available. Waste water management, electricity connection, separate toilet building, water connection and interlocks has been provided in the new market. 85 seating arrangement for the vendors to sell, road connection to National Highway, Santhekatte/Kallianpur Road has been provided.

About the Old Market:

Several decades old famous Weekly Sunday Market was operating at the Santhekatte Junction where National Highway(66) is passing through from Kundapur to Mangalore. Thousands flock this weekly market from and around Santhekatte, Kallianpur.

According to some elder our forefathers belongs to Shirva, Padubidri, Karkala and Kundapur used to trade their products in this weekly market by traveling through county boats one day in advance as bridges to connect these cities were not available those years and since then till now this was a place to remember on Sunday’s, they said.

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