Nandaram traders to go on hunger strike

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Express news service

Posted online: Thursday , March 06, 2008 at 01:38:53

Kolkata, March 5 Traders and shop owners of the Nandaram market complex have now decided to go on hunger strike from March 14 after their request for commencing businesses on the top six floors of the building was turned down by the Kolkata Muncipal Corporation.

They are also planning to begin an agitation from March 10.

The KMC, however, seems to remain unfazed by the traders’ protest.

“The market has failed to meet the fire safety norms and the structural engineers have not provided the green light for allowing trade in the top floors of the market. Hence, there is no other options but to pull down the unsafe portion of the building,” said the municipal commissioner, Alapan Bandopadhyay.

Citing the Supreme Court’s observation that the portion of the building is unsafe, Mayor Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya said: “We want to defend the interest of the traders. But we cannot allow the unsafe portion of the building to exist. We will demolish the top six floors of the Nandaram market and Kashiram block.”

He was, however, unable to provide a specific time for pulling down the portion of the complex. The work of removing debris from the damaged floor has also stopped for the past few days.

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