Five months after its inauguration, Karimnagar’s integrated market at Padmanagar remains unused due to high rents and location concerns. Vendors fear poor footfall and delayed returns. Similar underutilisation is seen across other smart city markets under development in the town
The Rs 16.50 crore market taken up under the Smart City programme, will house both the vegetable and the meat market in the same building spread over 2.08 acres. A total of 239 shops will be located in the market