Wholesale onion traders are building their own market complex at Ariyamangalam even as the district administration has set in motion a consultation process with traders of the Gandhi Market for shifting them to the central market for vegetables, fruits and flowers at Kallikudi on the outskirts of the city. The wholesale onion market is an important part of the Gandhi Market in the city. The market is the hub for Bellary and small onions trade in the region and caters to retail traders from Tiruchi and several other nearby districts. It largely functions on Sub-Jail Road outside Gandhi Market and many traders process the onion on roadsides. Over 75 shops line up the narrow Sub Jail Road so much so that the road remained closed for traffic for several decades before the former City Police Commissioner Karuna Sagar took steps to reopen it for traffic in August 2009. Yet, most of the traders continue to operate on the roadsides and sacks of onion could be seen lined up along the road. Loading and unloading of onions take place right on the road.
Traffic congestion is perennial on Sub-jail Road, Thanjavur Road and Vellamandi Road intersections near the market. Traffic hold-ups occur at these intersections often bringing the traffic to a standstill around the market. Meanwhile, the Tiruchi Onion Commission Mandi Traders Association has taken up the initiative to build their own market complex at Ariyamangalam off Tiruchi-Chennai Bypass Road. The complex is being built at a site purchased by the association in the early 90s. One hundred shops with spacious access to roads for lorries are being built. According to A.
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