Spatial Analysis

Fig B.11: Phases of the market Fig B.12: Functions of the market The market has existed in this area since the Portuguese regime and has evolved over the decades. When the structure of the old market was considered as falling the government intervened. They made a plan to demolish the old market and build a new market to accommodate everyone in the old market and the streets. The construction of the new market was planned in three phases. The phase 1 and 2 were completed in 2006 by Goa State Infrastructure Development Authority (GSIDC). The third phase has not developed since the planning stages. The people in the old market and fish market work in the to-be phase 3 area which is part of the old market. The market is maintained and owned by CCP (City Corporation of Panaji). Inspectors from the CCP collects rents from the vendors daily, both in the fish and vegetable market.

Functions

We can see multiple functions randomly spread across the market when studying the site of the old market. The fish market is the only entity who has a separate lane to sell fish. The fish cutters are located in alleyways as people buying fish from the market go to these fish cutters to get their fish descaled, dressed or filleted. The meat shops are spread all around the area with some general stores, so are two bars. The mixed-use building of the fish market has a chapel on the ground floor, a restaurant and a supermarket on the first floor and vacant floors in the middle. The top floor has a few rooms where people live. Some people are using the vacant stairs to socialize. The building is also known for prostitution activities.

“The beef and meaT shops should be in a separaTe area as a loT of hindu populaTion comes To buy fishes and They worship The cow, so we lose cusTomers because They don’T enTer spaces where They sell beef”

Central space/Plaza

The central space or plaza is used by fish cutters as a changing area and a social place, there is one small roof in the plaza which residents use to dry their clothes. People gather for drinks in the bar sitting inside or outside on chairs in the plaza. No shops around the plaza have a direct sense of ownership to this place. The shops close around 9pm and it is rumored to become a place for illegal activities in the nightly hours. There is a lot of potential in the space considering the size, the central location and the minimal usage during the day. The lack of maintenance and cleaning limits the current willingness to use the space.

Water

There is only one Boali/Well, the only source of water and is used for cleaning their stations and floors. It is located in the central space in the plaza with a drain running along it. Dumping of garbage close to the well is an issue due to the infiltration of this pollution into the water supplies. There is no running tap which is stated as a missing essential by the users.

Waste management

There was an office in the middle of the shops on the west side of the plaza, this is now a garbage collection point. It is located between shops, the fish market, and the well. The room is overflowing with garbage and infested with rats and crows. The entrance itself is small and the density of garbage make people dump garbage in more convenient areas, like the plaza. People have mentioned cleanliness and the uncomfortable fumes several times during our interaction methods. Around 50% of the organic waste from the whole market goes in a bigger waste treatment plant present between the old and the new market. The waste is segregated in different tanks and is cmposted. The CCP collects waste from that plant every three months.