we usually buy fruits and vegetables from the swaraj maidan rythu bazaar but sometimes the quality is poor it is this section vijayawada municipal corporation vmc is counting on as it gets ready to give people a chance to go shopping for groceries vegetables and fruits on sundays when most of us generally have time on our hands rs 12 lakh has been kept aside for the shubh sundays scheme a wellknown doctor in the city came up with the idea of aadivaram santhasources told toi already we are now engaged in discussions with farmers and traders with a view to keep out middlemen from affecting the supply of items babu explained adding that both the growers and buyers will benefit equally from the scheme although officials have not decided where exactly each weekend market will be located funds have been sanctioned in the vmc budget so that the scheme can be implemented in april the grouse of many citizens has been that gardenfresh vegetables are rarely on sale at rythu bazaars we used to buy vegetables from the market in our childhood more locations could be finalised if there is an overwhelming response from vijayawadites it is nice to see vmc embarking on this venture in an era of commodities being sold online hopefully stiff competition from the aadivaram santhawill see the traders concerned offer better fare always we are searching for suitable locations to set up the markets additional commissioner general p arun babu said a recent survey prompted the civic body to zero in on brts road madhura nagar kotha vantena center on eluru road bhavanipuram apart from a few sites on mg road vegetables home food groceries and fruits will all be sold at affordable rates under one roof we will hopefully be able to get fresh produce from the farmers at a cheaper price she observed vijaywada even as brickandmortar companies ponder over methods to combat the massive challenge posed by ecommerce what with essential commodities now being delivered at ones doorstep at the click of a mouse there are still many who like to make purchases in the traditional manner as part of the initiative farmers living on the citys outskirts and also the ones from villages in the capital city area will be allowed to sell their produce at various places when farmers bring their crop directly to the new sunday markets we would be able to return home with good products as well as the satisfaction of having paid a lesser amount in comparison said g divya harika a resident of governorpet other consumers too are hoping for a nice sunday shopping experience from next month onwards ahousewife apoorva satish kumar expressed happiness over getting an opportunity to relive old memories vijayawadites cheered the concept of aadivaram santha