The Statesman 30.05.2013
‘Building housing Jadubabur bazaar needs repair’
mayor-in-council (market), KMC, Mr Tarak Singh and senior officials of
the KMC visited Jadubabur bazaar today and said that the building
housing the market needed immediate repair.
Representatives of Forum of Traders Organisation also accompanied them.
“The
building lacks fire safety-measures and the civic body would soon serve
a notice to the building owners declaring it dangerous,” said Mr
Singh.
The old building is in a dilapidated condition and the
electrical wiring needs immediate repair, said Mr Singh, adding the
first floor is in a bad shape.
The civic officials asked the shop
owners, who do not have fire-safety measures, to install fire
extinguishers immediately to avoid any mishap. There are around 700 shop
owners, among whom some alleged that the building can collapse any
moment. On 10 June chief minister Mamata Banerjee has convened a
meeting of the agri-commodities monitoring committee at the Writers’
Buildings. Senior ministers, home secretary, members, mayor-in-council
of the civic body would attend the meeting. Senior officials of the
market department and representatives of the traders organisation would
be present at the meeting where they would request the state government
to acquire the market from private owners and revive it. The decision
to visit the market was taken after Miss Banerjee instructed the civic
officials to visit the KMC market every week following a mishap in Surya
Sen Market that claimed 21 lives.
