Sri Lankan Government to relocate wholesale vegetable market out from city center

14 December 2011: The Sri Lanka Government has decided to shift the wholesale vegetable market, the Manning Market of Colombo from Pettah to Narahenpita Economic Center.

The shift will be made urgent if the vendors in Manning Market continue their protest suspending bringing vegetables from outstations. The lorries of the Cooperative Wholesale Establishment have been deployed to transport vegetables. The number of lorries will be increased to 200 and the Army lorries will also be deployed for the purpose. The government says over 40 percent of the fruits and vegetable are being wasted due to improper packing methods used in transportation and the country loses over Rs 15 to 20 billion annually.

Source: Colombopage