The Department of Agricultural Marketing in Karnataka is set to build a modern fruits and vegetable wholesale market at Singena Agrahara, Anekal taluk, south Bengaluru. The government is considering moving the Kalasipalya wholesale market to this new site. Singena Agrahara already hosts more than 400 traders who hold licences and all will be accommodated in the new market. The Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) first started acquiring 42 acres 12 guntas of land here in the early 2000s but faced legal battles. After 23 years, APMC won the Supreme Court case in July 2025. Shivanand Patil, Karnataka's Minister for Agricultural Marketing, said, "The legal battle was long drawn, but due to concerted efforts over the last two years, we have finally won the case. We had to deposit the entire compensation package of nearly ₹220 crore in the court to get a favourable order. Earlier, we did not have that kind of money, but amendments to the Karnataka Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation and Development) Act, 1966, have increased our earlier revenue from less than ₹200 crore to over ₹500 crore this year. We have collected our revenue from all APMCs across Karnataka and deposited the money in the court as part of the compensation package." The Detailed Project Report (DPR) is underway for this new market, which will be spacious, orderly, and include cold storage facilities for perishables. "The current market is cumbersome, and we are not able to keep it clean as well. It clearly lacks facilities," added Mr. Patil. The total project cost, including land, is expected to cross ₹250 crore. Of the land, nearly 7 acres will be used for the Bangalore Development Authority's Peripheral Ring Road (PRR), which will help farmers from distant places like Maharashtra and Rajasthan by reducing travel distance and city congestion. Vendor Anand, who sells papayas at Singena Agrahara, said, "There are no facilities here conducive for trade. Cold storage facilities will also help us a lot." To reduce city traffic, the department recently won permission to move the trade of perishables like onions, potatoes, and garlic from Yeshwantpur APMC to Dasanapura near Madanayakanahalli on Tumakuru Road. Mr. Patil said this will save farmers money and ease core city traffic. Currently, the Kalasipalya vegetable market is cramped on a two-acre Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) plot and lacks facilities. It was temporarily moved to Singena Agrahara during the 2021 pandemic but traders hesitated due to poor facilities. With the new market coming up, they may agree to the shift. The final decision will depend on how many shops and licensed traders the new market can hold.