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[[File:Ooty market 1.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Ooty Municipal Market|Ooty Municipal Market]]
The '''Ooty Municipal Market''' is located in [[The Nilgiris District|the Nilgiris]] district in [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Heated exchanges mark Council meeting in Ooty|author=Special Correspondent|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/04/01/stories/2010040151000300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100411020418/http://www.hindu.com/2010/04/01/stories/2010040151000300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 April 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=1 April 2010|accessdate=1 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Stone throwing leads to tension in Uthagamandalam|author=Special Correspondent|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article12666.ece|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=31 August 2009|accessdate=1 October 2011}}</ref> It is one of the largest retail markets in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hillstationinfo.co.in/|title=Ooty|publisher=hillstationinfo.co.in|accessdate=2011-10-01}}</ref> This market is the most important shopping centre in [[Ooty]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tamilnadu-tourism.com/tamilnadu-hill-stations/ooty-udhagamandalam.html|title=Ooty Hill Station|publisher=tamilnadu-tourism.com|accessdate=2011-10-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dhyansanjivani.org/ganral/Ooty%20tamil%20nadu_hill.asp|title=Ooty Hill Station|publisher=dhyansanjivani.org|accessdate=2011-10-01|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120715125026/http://www.dhyansanjivani.org/ganral/Ooty%20tamil%20nadu_hill.asp|archivedate=15 July 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and utilized by the people for shopping vegetables, fruits<ref>{{cite web|url=http://upasikvk.org/aboutnilgiris.html|title=About Nilgiris|publisher=upasikvk.org|accessdate=2011-10-01}}</ref> and groceries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itopc.org/discover-india/hills-holidays/ooty.html|title=Ooty - Nature's Carnival - Shopping|publisher=Indian Tour Operators Promotion Council|accessdate=2011-10-01}}</ref>

==Features==
[[File:Ooty Market (3241949676).jpg|thumb|right|220px|alt=A typicat retail sales outlet at the Ooty Municipal Market|A typical retail sales outlet at the Ooty Municipal Market]]
The Ooty Municipal Market has been previously considered to be a model market of India.<ref name=market>{{cite news|title=Residents stress need to improve condition in Ooty market|first=D|last=Radhakrishnan|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/08/27/stories/2005082714800300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060219004821/http://www.hindu.com/2005/08/27/stories/2005082714800300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 February 2006|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=27 August 2005|accessdate=1 October 2011}}</ref> Events like ''Market shows'' were held in the market premises years ago. It features 1500 permanent sales outlets and 500 temporary outlets. The market is visited by 3,500 to 4,000 people on a typical weekday and between 4000 and 5000 people on weekends. During the summer tourist season in Ooty, the average number of visitors per day is more than 5000. It has 15 gates around the perimeters for access to visitors.<ref name=market/>

==Congestion concerns==
The market has had problems with increased congestion over the years. The market has not been able to cope with the increase in number of visitors.<ref name=market/>

==See also==
* [[Ooty bus stand]]
* [[Charring Cross, Ooty]]
* [[Commercial road, Ooty]]

==References==
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[[Category:Culture of Ooty]]
[[Category:Retail markets in India]]

Ooty Municipal Market - Revision history

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