Mayiladuthurai dry fish market

The market is 20 km away from the beach of Mayiladuthurai district and located near the Mayiladuthurai junction. The location is suitable for the fishermans to reach easily and sell their product. The market is a weekly market which open on every Tuesday and Sunday. On that day, about five thousand people come to this market, to sell dry fish. The market is open on Sundays, but business starts at early morning. Fisher mans from distruict Ramanathapuram, Pudukkottai, Thanjavur, Thiruvarur, Cuddalore, Nagapattinam People from different parts of the district come here for business. Coimbature, Karur, Trichy, Thanjavur, Salem, Thiruvannamalai People from more than ten districts of the state come here for shopping. The big traders leave, starting at two in the night and finishing their wholesale business by six in the morning. After that, small merchants shop at Five O'clock in the morning until ten o'clock, and after this the retail business goes on until the evening. ^{[5][1][3][4][6]}

Despite its historical significance, the Mayiladuthurai dry fish market has faced infrastructural challenges. The market operates on land leased annually from the Tamil Nadu Adi Dravidar Welfare Department, but permanent facilities such as drinking water facilities, toilets, and rest shelters have not been provided. In recent years, local officials have announced plans to improve infrastructure, sanitation, and vendor support to modernize the market.^[7][8]