Market turns breeding ground for diseases

Mahbubnagar: Though the famous Kaverammapeta Shandi (weekly market) in Jadcherla mandal is a huge hit among the public, on the flip side, it is fast becoming a breeding ground for various diseases. Particularly, the dust and dirt that originate from the market place during the weekly fair on Saturday are causing respiratory diseases, according to environmental experts.

Not just this, freely roaming pigs and stray dogs and overflowing nalas all along the market street are spreading diseases like diarrhoea, asthma and cough and cold problems to the customers. Kaverammapeta Shandi, also called as ‘Santha’, is famous among the locals in and around Jadcherla, Badepally, and hundreds of villages across Jadcherla Major Gram Panchayat.

Despite being famous for centuries as a leading market place, the sad thing is, the local politicians have not taken a single initiative to develop the famous market place in the district. Every Saturday, thousands of people throng the Kaverammapeta weekly market to buy and sell vegetables, utensils, day-to-day house hold items, agriculture equipments and animals like cows, bulls and buffalos.

Of late, the farmers have also been selling goats and sheep at the famous weekly market. But, to every body’s surprise, facility has been provided neither to the sellers nor the buyers at the market place. People across various villages surrounding Jadcherla come here to buy vegetables. Vegetables and other spices like chillies, garlic, ginger etc are available at reasonable rates compared to the actual market rates.