After the fire mishap that gutted down a part of Russel market, the
traders and concerned authorities have come to terms and worked towards
installing several high class facilities in the premises while also
focussing on management of solid waste. The traders association is
planning to get a machine which will convert waste to power and it will
be used by the entire market.

Following issues surrounding
management of waste, recently Russell Market witnessed members of Solid
Waste Management Round Table (SWMRT), led by waste management expert NS
Ramakanth, visiting the market with the BBMP officials and urging the
shopkeepers to segregate the waste generated in the market. The experts
stressed specifically on the fish market which is a major contributor of
wet waste in the market. The fish vendors were advised to use
thermocole packages to collect the wet waste and send the same to the
godown.

The machine which will generate power will cost from Rs 8
to Rs 12 lakh. Russell Market Traders Association’s General Secretary
Mohammed Idrees Choudhry said, “We will have a discussion with the
members of the association first and then we will propose the idea to
the BBMP. If this is implemented then Russel market will be the
first-of-its-kind to have such a technology. We want to equip the market
with better facilities and set an example for others.”