The market built for decades is about to collapse, small traders are worried about it at the same time selling

Mar 19, 2022 14:59 GMT+7

That is the reality that is happening at Beer market in Ngoc Trao commune, Thach Thanh district (Thanh Hoa).

Kiosks at the market, built with 4 blocks of level 4 houses from 1995 to now, have been seriously degraded.

The roof tiles, columns and trusses made of rafters have rotted, damaged over time,

The risk of falling apart at any moment

The market has deteriorated but has not been repaired or upgraded, although small traders have petitioned many times to the authorities, it has not been renovated or repaired.

Ms. Tran Thi Ngoan (54 years old) a small trader at the market said: “We are very afraid, every time it rains, we all leak and we are most afraid of collapsing on people …”.

Many small traders doing business in the market are always afraid that the market will collapse at any time.

Not only the roof, the walls are also peeling and damaged

Damaged roof columns and roofs, people have to use temporary trees to keep the roof.

Not only small traders sit at the market every day, but people also go to the market worried, afraid of collapse at any time.

Mr. Bui Van Phuong, Chairman of Ngoc Trao Commune People’s Committee, said: “The situation of the market has deteriorated for a long time. Small traders have also petitioned with the hope that the market will be repaired so that trading can be safe. We also want to improve the quality of the market. supply and repair the market, but the local budget is limited, so we can only recommend it to the superiors.”

Before the market deteriorated, in 2020, Ngoc Trao Commune People’s Committee spent more than 380 million VND to invest in a row of corrugated iron houses to ensure food safety and hygiene for small traders to trade.

Tran Nghi