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4.9 Markets and other assets
4.9.1 Markets
Krishnagiri is having a Daily market and Weekly market which function on weekly basis with good
turnover. People from nearby villages come to purchase or sell their commodities like Vegetables,
Groceries, Banana, Pumpkin, Leather, Fish, Dry fish, Live stocks such as Cow, Goat, Chilly, Mat,
Pots etc., in this whole sale market.
But the market lacks in basic infrastructure facilities like adequate parking areas, proper traffic
movements, sufficient road width and pavements which ultimately leads to the problems like traffic
congestion and public inconvenience. There is need for a compound wall in the outer boundary of the
market
4.9.2 Crematoria and burial grounds
There are 5 large municipal burial / cremation grounds in the town of which two are in large extent.
The burial ground lacks in basic infrastructure such as fencing, access roads, lighting facilities etc.
There is proposal for Gasifier based crematorium at an estimated cost of Rs. 45 lakh with 50 %
funding from state govt.
4.9.3 Slaughter house
Presently Krish-M has one slaughter house and development of a modern Slaughter house at an outlay
of Rs. 23 lakh is envisaged (comprising of Rs. 10 lakh grant from GoTN).
4.10 Social infrastructure
4.10.1 Schools
Krishnagiri serves as a hub for education for surrounding region and thus there are number of
institutions both private and public in the town catering to the needs at all levels. Besides 48 noon
meal centers, there are 11 municipal schools. In total, they occupy 12 hectares, which is 3.46% of
total developed area of the town. The educational infrastructure available in the town is presented in
the Exhibit 4.16 below.
Exhibit 4.16 Educational Institutions
Type Nos.
Municipal Schools 16
Private schools 28
Total 44
Noon Meal Centres 21
Source: Krish-M
CCP cum BP - Krishnagiri Municipality 25