At the ceremony, Chief District Officer Bhola Dahal said that both farmers and consumers will benefit from the operation of the market.
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Birgunj Metropolitan City has brought the Chhapakaiya Vegetable and Fruit Wholesale Market, built in Chhapakaiya, Railway Road, Ward No. 2, into operation from Sunday.
With the opening of the market, the lack of a well-organized wholesale vegetable market in Birgunj has been filled. Speaking at the market inauguration program, Metropolitan Mayor Rajeshman Singh said that the construction of the market is linked to the identity and name of the people of Chhapakkaiya. He said that the role of the local community will be the main basis for the operation of the market and said that this market was built in the name of the people of Chhapakkaiya. He said, 'The role of the locals will be important to keep this market clean, safe and organized.'
Mayor Singh said that although the construction of the market was planned to start two and a half years ago, there was a delay due to the businessmen in BP Udyan. Now, BP Udyan will be developed as a green park and the unorganized market there will be removed and the wholesale vegetable traders there will be given the option to transfer to Chhapakkaiya Market.
At the ceremony, Chief District Officer Bhola Dahal said that both farmers and consumers will benefit from the operation of the market. He said that due to the lack of an unorganized wholesale market, farmers are forced to sell vegetables on the roadside or in temporary places, now farmers can easily bring their produce, consumers can purchase in a systematic manner and vehicle operation will also be easier.
In the first phase, 28 shutters have come into operation in 14 units of the wholesale market, which was built at a cost of Rs 7 million. All basic facilities including electricity, water, toilets, sewage and security are available in the market premises. There is also a plan to expand the number of units and physical structure by investing an additional Rs 7 million in the next phase.
Since retail and wholesale transactions will be operated from separate structures, it will be easier for businessmen to do business with a long-term plan. The metropolis claims that the land on which the market is built has been in dispute for about three decades, but it has been made public through a legal process. Although various local people have claimed ownership, the metropolitan office claims that the land is 'palace empty' in the new survey of 2046 BS and no ownership is seen.
After various people prepared documents and tried to occupy it, the metropolitan board meeting on 26 Asoj 2080 decided to make the land public and submitted an application to the Land Revenue Office Parsa. The Land Revenue Office had decided to make the land public and register it in the name of the Government of Nepal on 16 Asoj 2081 BS, rejecting the claims.
