Kolkata: The Bagree market section was destroyed in September 2018 thrown open for business on Tuesday after total repair, including the total overhaul of the fire extinguisher system, new facilities and electrical cables.
Traders collect resources and sound engineers from IIT Roorkee to repair block A with more than 200 stores.
“This is the birth of the second market of Bagree after the fire in 2018.
It sets an example that if the business community decides to follow the norms of fire safety, everything might occur.
Bagree has been the lifeline of Burrabazar,” said Minister of Transportation and former Mayor Firhad Judge .
Fire Minister Sujit Bose said there was a need for strong fire safety steps in Burrabazar.
“This is for the safety of the owner and their business.
Please do not ignore fire security.
It can destroy everything,” Bose said before Jorasanko Mla Vivek Gupta.
When the Inferno raged for 100 hours in September 2018, replying to the Bagree Market block completely, the shop owner was destroyed.
MD Qasim, which has the largest store in the block and has maintained the biggest loss, has been grateful to God for saving his life.
Three years later, he thanked the Lord once again on Tuesday.
Qasim stands at 4,000 sq ft cosmetics and costume jewelry stores on the second floor, radiant proudly.
From RS 20 Crore that the association of shop owners has spent to improve the market, RS 15 Crore will reconstruct 3 lakh sq ft in Block A.
Concrete stripped of pillars, beams and ceilings; Steel jackets are carried out and repairs are carried out with micro concrete which is 10 times stronger than reinforced cement concrete.
Bagree blocks hit by open fire after RS 20 Crore Revamp
