Details of the petition submitted by Erode Onion and Fruit Wholesale Traders Association President P K Thangaraj, Secretary R K S Tamilarasan and treasurer Udayakumar to Housing Minister Muthusamy:
Association members distribute vegetables, fruits, onions, etc., ranging from about 250 tons to 300 tons per day, throughout Erode city and district.
Shops of 150 square feet per person for retail trade in vegetables, fruits, etc. should be allocated in the newly constructed vegetable and fruit trading complex in Solar, Erode.
There should be a separate complex for vegetables and a separate complex for fruits.
Shops of at least 1000-2000 square feet should be allocated to traders doing wholesale trade. A load of products like onions or apples weighs at least 10-20 tons. We need a 2000 square foot shop to unload and redistribute them. We cannot do business by saying that “storage of goods is done in one place and distribution is done in another place”. That will create high cost of goods. Therefore, we need space to unload and distribute at the place provided to us.
The corporation should provide shops directly in our names. The rent should be paid in our name and a receipt should be given.
We are ready to pay a deposit for the shop.
Toll collection for vehicles coming to the market should be collected on the vehicle level. Toll should not be determined on the item level.
There should be a separate parking area for vehicles, a rest area for the loaders,
each shop should have a separate electricity meter. Till the Solar area get developed, the rent should be fixed at a lower rate for a period of five years.
