Any heritage building owned by the KMC is supposed to be maintained and preserved. But a walk down the vegetable and fish market will reveal the poor condition of the market.

Ceilings of some portions can collapse any time, causing casualties and huge loss to property.

"Since the condition of certain areas of the market is really precarious, these should be taken care of immediately. Any time, any portion of the building can cave in," said an engineer of the building department, KMC.

"Despite paying all the taxes to the corporation, traders are not able to run their business in the market," said Chakraborty.

The traders of the market also say that their business is affected by the local hawkers. They claim that the KMC is doing nothing to address their concerns. "There are several nearby markets and hawkers, who are dominating the Hogg market," said Chakraborty.

The Prohibition of Business and Trade Near a Market Act says that no article shall be sold or exposed for sale by a hawker or a squatter within a distance of 45 meters from any municipal market without the permission of the municipal commissioner. Yet, there are several hawkers and small shop owners, who are running their business in the premises of the SS Hogg market.