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Valentine’s Day is approaching fast. When love is in the air, you may think of flowers to gift. But what flowers and where do they come from? Step into Bengaluru’s Flower Market, where farmer and wholesalers trade blooms.

The garbage dumps will be cleared; roads will be made hawker-free; plans will be made to utilise the locked second floor which is vacant.

The legendary market was demolished and rehabitants were allotted shops on lottery basis. Now Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is permitting illegal constructions and allotment of shops within the heritage structure.

What needs to be considered before coming up with a plan to decongest and improve Gandhi Bazaar? One can’t just start work at any time and say, ‘Market closed for repair’.