M-Des-Thesis Report-Display, storage and portable system for weekly market vendors

Display, storage and portable system for weekly market vendors

CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the thesis project entitled “Display/storage and portable system for weekly market vendors” submitted by Ms. Jayasree KG in partial fulfilment for the

award of the degree of the Master’s in Design (M.Des) of the School of Planning and Architecture (Deemed to be a University) is carried out by her under our supervision and guidance. The matter embodied in this report, other than that acknowledged as reference, has not been submitted for any other degree or diploma.

Mr. Abid Bilal Prof. Manoj Mathur Head of the Department Dept. of Industrial Design, School of Planning and Architecture New Delhi

Mr. Naveen Rampal Mr.Vinod Gupta Internal Thesis Guides Dept. of Industrial Design School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

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CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the thesis project entitled “Display/storage and portable system for weekly market vendors”, sponsored under Design Clinic Scheme ,MSME, Government

of India and National Institute of Design(NID),submitted by Ms. Jayasree KG in partial fulfillment for the award of the degree of the Master’s in Design (M.Des) of the School of Planning and Architecture (Deemed to be a University) has been successfully completed by her under our supervision and guidance.

Mr. Abid Bilal Prof. Manoj Mathur Head of the Department Dept. of Industrial Design, School of Planning and Architecture New Delhi

Mr. Naveen Rampal Mr.Vinod Gupta Internal Thesis Guides Dept. of Industrial Design School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

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Acknowledgement

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all the personalities who has helped and guided me in various stages of this design project.

Prof. Manoj Mathur, HOD, Department of Industrial Design, SPA, New Delhi My Internal thesis guides, Mr.Abid Bilal Mr.Naveen Rampal Mr.Vinod Gupta The weekly market vendors of Delhi (Especially the Chole-Bhature wallas of Friday market ,RK puram Sector 2 and Thursday Market,Mayur Vihar Phase1) Ms.Bindu Ranjan ,Design Clinic MSME ID SPA, 2011-2013 My Parents , sister and dear relatives Thank God‌

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CERTIFICATE OF PLAGIARISM

I, Jayasree KG here by certify that no part of this report is reproduced or copied from another literature source, (published or unpublished). All works used for the purpose of this study are duly referred and acknowledge in the relevant portions of this report and sources indicated.

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Name of the student: Jayasree KG

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Recognizing the need is the primary condition for design.

Charles Eames (1907-1978)

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Acknowledgement to project sponsorship

I am grateful to my project Sponsored.The project has been sponsored under Design Clinic scheme, an initiative of the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME), Government of India (GOI) & National Institute of Design (NID).Purpose of DCS is -to increase awareness about the value of design and establish design learning in MSMEs to increase competitiveness of MSME products and services through design.

The objectives include: To create a sustainable design ecosystem for the MSME sector through continuous learning and skill development. To promote use of design by MSMEs for developing products and services that are market led. To focus on building the design capability of MSMEs to enable them to improve business performance as well as compete in the global market.

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Abstract Almost every area in Delhi, including the posh residential areas, has these weekly bazaars or ‘Tae Bazaars’ on the appointed day of the week; they are even named after the day of the week. Weekly markets have its history right from Muhammad Bin Tughlaq’s rule. Primarily these weekly markets have been set up to meet the essential lively requirements of low and middle income groups but has been evolved out as a major attraction and as a social gathering like a festival in every week to the people of all economic classes due to the variety of its exhibits ,latest trends, cost effectiveness etc.

Even though weekly markets have its very long history, and had been subjected to considerable changes in course of time with the advent of technology and demands, we can find that there is immense scope in considering this as a design intervention area. We can also find that in course of time the popularity of these weekly markets has been increasing which clearly justifies the future scope of this project.

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Contents

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Methodology

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Data collection

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2.1

Literature study

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2.1.1 2.1.2 2.1.3 2.1.4 2.1.5

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Definition History of evolution of weekly markets in Delhi Weekly markets-Mumbai Weekly markets-Functioning Weekly markets-Significance

Case studies

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2.2.1 2.2.2 2.2.3 2.2.4

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Kind of products sold Kind of display Advantages of weekly markets Disadvantages of weekly markets

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Project Brief

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Area of intervention

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2.5

Food stalls in weekly markets

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2.5.1 2.5.2 2.5.3 2.5.4 2.5.5 2.5.6 2.5.7 2.5.8 2.5.9

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Introduction Types of Food items sold Types of preparation Food items which require cooking on the site Types of food stalls in weekly markets Essential requirements for a food stall in a weekly market Issues related to various categories of food stalls in weekly markets Food items and issues related to their stalls Food items which have similar requirements in their stalls

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Design requirements

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Non motorized mode of transport

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Final project brief

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Ergonomic study

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Concept generation

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Final Concept and design

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Working drawing and details

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3D views

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Prototyping

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Bibliography

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1.0 Methodology Data Collection Literature study This chapter summarizes the information gathered from books, Internet, journals before starting the research work.

Secondary data collection on Weekly Markets-Background study Case study Primary data collection: Case study of weekly markets in Delhi     

Tuesday market, Lakshminagar Thursday market , Mayur vihar I Thursday market, New Rajendernagar Friday market ,RK Puram sector II Saturday market, Lajpat nagar

Analysis of primary and secondary data Analysis is done based on the data collected from primary and secondary sources.

Finalising on the area of intervention The area of intervention is decided based on the scope and severity of issues faced by the customers as well as the vendors.

Deriving a design brief The design brief is derived for the area of intervention. A feasible solution is formulated for the issues identified based on the analysis of primary and secondary data in the area of intervention.

Concept generation Various solutions are formulated as a solution for the issues identified in the area of intervention.

Design     

Finalisation of concept 3D modelling of the design Detailing of the design Measured drawings Prototype

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2.0 Data Collection 2.1 Literature Study 2.1.1 Definition

A weekly market, popularly known as “Hafta bazaar� can be defined as a group of traders and vendors come together in the same physical realm and sell a variety of consumer goods. These markets are mobile and shift locations on each day of the week, catering to a diverse spectrum of consumers. They are resilient, efficient and over time, they have evolved and developed a structure with a set of rules and characteristics.

Weekly bazaars, the traditional style of retail markets are quite popular in Delhi, especially among the lower and middle income groups. These markets offer a diverse range of commodities from food items, garments and footwear to utensils 12 | P a g e

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and spices. They operate in a systematic manner from locations that lie in close proximity to large residential sectors.

2.1.2 History of evolution of weekly markets in Delhi “The earliest known urban settlement in Delhi, aside from the mythological Indraprasth, called Inderpat by Sayed Ahmad Khan in his Asaar-us-Sanaadeed (1865) and by Bashir-ud-Din Ahmad in his Waqiyat-e-Daar-ul-Hukumat Dehli (1920) (probably to go well with Maripat, Sonipat, Panipat and Baghpat), is believed to have been at or near the present day Mehrauli.

This then was the Original Purani Dehli. Others like Siri Fort, Tughlaqabad, the Capital of Qaikbad at Kilokhri, Mohammad bin tughlaq’s Bijay Mandal, Firoze Tughlaq’s capital – the Firozeshah Kotla, Mubarak Shah’s Kotla Mubarak Pur, Sher Shah Suri and Humayun’s Purana Quila, the Shahjahanabad and Lutyen’s New Delhi were to come up as later Dehlis as the centuries rolled by.

Outside the then Mehrauli were open spaces, mostly rocky or uncultivable tracts and agricultural lands. Scattered among all this were numerous villages, many of them as old or probably older than the urban settlement of Mehrauli.A trader from Gujarat called Udhara had commissioned a baoli in Palam Gaon during the reign of Balban.

The inscription from the baoli was reproduced along with a translation by Syed Ahmad Khan in his monumental work Asar-us-Sanaadeed. Records of the life of Bakhtyar Kaaki talk of his having lived at Kilokhri before moving to Mehrauli at the request of Altamash. Writings about Nizam-ud-Din mention the fact that his parents first took a house on rent at Hauz Raani, before shifting to Adhchini. Nizam-ud-Din’s mother, held in high esteem and referred to as Mai Saheba, is buried at Adhchini, where an annual Urs is organised to commemorate her. The area now known as Nizam-ud-Din was at the time of the Sufi saint known as Ghyas Pura. A settlement where Nizam-ud-Din’s successor Naseer-ud-Din Chiragh Dehli lived and died and where his shrine is located is now known by the name of the Sufi, as is Nizam-ud-din today.

Yusuf Sarai, Sheikh Sarai, Lado Sarai, Jiya Sarai, Katwaria Sarai, Ber Sarai, Neb Sarai, Mohammad Pur, Pilanji, Mahipal Pur, Rangpur Pahari, Masood Pur, Sulatngarhi, a colloquialism for Sultan-e-Ghari (so called because the mausoleum of the elder son of Iltutmish - Nasir-ud-Din Mahmood, was erected by Altamash inside a cave (ghaar) like structure) Kishan Garh, Munirka (according to Bashir- ud-Din Ahmad a colloquialism for Munir Khan ka Teela), Hauzrani, Khirki, Zamarrud Pur (now known as Jamrood Pur) Yahya Nagar know changed to Aya Nagar, Ghitorni, Sayed-ul-Ajayab (now corrupted into Saidulajab) and Begum Pur etc were some of the villages that lay scattered in what is now the posh South Delhi and its surroundings.

When contending armies fought for the control of Delhi, the hapless residents of these villages had to suffer loot, arson, rape and pillage. It is said that Mohammad 13 | P a g e

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bin Tughlaq realized how defenseless these people were and decided to erect a huge wall around his new capital city of Bijay Mandal (located at present between Begum Pur, Sarvodya enclave and Sarvapriya Vihar). It would be a wall that would enclose within its folds his fort and all the surrounding villages and their lands. He named it Jahan Panah – The refuge for the entire world. One part of this wall was demolished a few years ago to widen the Aurobindo Marg near the road that runs between Geetanjali Enclave and the DDA Golf Course near Saket. Another part of this wall ran along the present day Jahan Panah Forest near the present day Pushp Vihar and Dakshin Puri. The Sat Pula on the Saket-Sheikh Sarai road on the Chragh Dilli Nala was a part of this wall, but now no trace of the wall remains near the Satpula. Like most of Mohammad Bin Tughlaq’s plans this wall was never completed, he died before this could be done, with Tughlaq’s death the capital shifted to a new location and the Jahan Panah was forgotten and soon lay in ruins.

The villages enclosed within the walls and those outside the wall continued to exist for centuries producing all that they needed to survive or buying what they did not, from the weekly haats, held on fixed days of the week near each village. These weekly markets were run by small travelling salesmen who set up shop at a new location each day of the week, coming back to each location once a week. If on every Friday they were at Mohammadpur, on Saturday you could find them perhaps at Munirka, on Sunday at Masoodpur and on Monday at Rangpur Pahaari and so on.

Each travelling merchant catered to a fixed set of six or seven villages with in a specific part of what were then the environs of Delhi. The Capital continued to shift, kingdoms rose and fell. Battles were lost and won. Families of the Ashraaf (Nobles) prospered or perished with each changing regime but these markets of the Ajlaaf (the Lower Orders ) survived all this and continue to survive to this day.

In those days the market had to go to the buyer, because the buyer could only walk or travel on a bullock cart. Today each of these markets caters to a much larger and a much more diverse population.

Hand Printed Bed Spreads, Export Surplus Towels, Tee Shirts, “Nikes” and “Adibas” and “Wudland” Shoes and Track Suits, Jeans, Trousers and Shirts, much in demand Nylon, Undies, Bras and Panties and also those in Cotton for the ‘discerning’. Plastic goods of daily use, cheap racks and stools, Ludhiana Woollens at whole sale rates, House Coats with Matching Chunnis for ladies, Cheap Lipsticks, Talcum Powders, Bindis, Sindoor and Bangles, Mirrors, Safety Razors, Mechanical and Battery Operated Toys that are cheaper than their Chinese counterparts and what have you.

Except perhaps for the Bindi, Sindoor, Mirrors and Bangles there is nothing in the above list that these markets sold 50 or 40 years ago. There is, however, a whole lot that is common between these bazaars and their precursors of a thousand years and more. Each one of these markets sells most or all the items from the list that follows:

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Kitchen implements like Knives, Rolling Pins, Cooking Vessels, Thalis, Lotas, Buckets, Tubs, Graters, Choppers, Grinding Stones, Pestles and Mortars, Spoons, Ladles and Kadhais, Pulses and Lentils, Ground Grains and Rice, Sattoo, Whole and Ground Spices, Whole Turmeric, Whole Chillies, Rock Salt, , Herbs like Pipli, Ajwain and Guchchi, traditional medicinal ingredients like Gum Arabic, Heeng, Nausadar, Phitkari (alum) Harad, Baheda, Dried Amla, Sonth, and Tamarind and a host of others, along with ready made good quality Pickles, Jaggery, Bura or Brown Sugar, (now sold in places like Khan Market in neat little plastic packs as Breakfast Sugar) and Shakkar.

Aside from all this these markets also stock fresh vegetables, Garlic, ginger, Potatoes and other food items that have a long shelf life like Badis, Papads, Namkeens, Puffed Rice, Roasted Grams and the like.These are things that the villagers bought and those villagers who have yet to be modernised by this urban jungle still do. The herbs, the local medicines, the sonth and ajwain helped them survive before the arrival of the magic of allopathy. The onions, the garlic, the badi, the guchchi, the papad, the puffed rice the roasted gram, the Sattoo and such like would keep for a week or longer and sustain them.

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The presence of all these is also evidence of a continuity of this tradition. Go around the city and you will notice that wherever you find a weekly market you will find an old Delhi village, hidden away and almost forgotten. Behind Mother Dairy there are the villages of Mandawali and Fazalpur with their weekly markets, between Sectors 9 and 13 of Rohini there is Razapur with its weekly market, Behind Sector 15 and 16 there is Samaipur Badli, opposite Saket there is Khirki and Hauzrani with their own weekly bazaar, Near Saint Thomas’s Church opposite Safdarjang Enclave there is Mohammadpur and its Friday bazaar, Near Sector C Vasant Kunj, there are the old villages of Masud Pur, Mahipalpur and Rangpur Pahari. The list is long and encompasses all of Delhi. I have yet to find a weekly market in Delhi that is not held in the vicinity of an old village.

These markets today attract not only the villagers, they also cater to a very large population of migrant workers, daily wagers and the likes of rickshaw pullers, 16 | P a g e

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construction labourers, the liveried but poorly paid guards of co-operative group housing societies that have come up on land that was cultivated till a couple of decades ago.

These markets represent a history, a tradition and a cultural continuity. They meet the household needs of tens of thousands and provide work to scores of Tent House Wallas who supply them with Tables and Patromaxes, to rickshaw and thelewalas who ferry their wares and many others who indirectly benefit from these markets.

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The necessity of preserving these markets should be obvious to all those who have any love for the living traditions and practices of the people. “

--Taken from an article published by Sohail Hashmi

2.1.3 Weekly markets in Mumbai Mumbai's first weekly organic farmers' market was inaugurated in March 2010. It is promoting natural foods and helping farmers to directly sell to their customers. The market will restart after the monsoon season on October 3, and be continued on a weekly basis on Sundays. Eco-nutritionist Kavita Mukhi, the pioneer of this market, believes that direct selling by farmers to consumers will yield them better prices.

Response was good, but there was still a way to go, according to Kavita. She added it was not easy for farmers in India to get organic certification for their produce especially when standards for hygiene maintenance and transportation were high and when there was a lot of paperwork involved.

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Vile parle market-mumbai

Crawford Market The market was designed by British architect William Emerson. The edifice is a blend of Norman and Flemish architectural styles. The friezes on the outside entrance depicting Indian farmers, and the stone fountains inside, were designed by Lockwood Kipling, father of novelist Rudyard Kipling. The market covers an area of 22,471 sq m (24,000 sq ft), of which 5,515 sq m (6,000 sq ft) is occupied by the building itself. The structure was built using coarse buff coloured Kurla stone, with redstone from Bassein. It has a 15 m high skylight awning designed to allow the sunlight brighten up the marketplace.

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Crawford market Bandra Market is located in the heart of Mumbai and is regularly visited by the Mumbaikars. It is one of the most posh areas of the city where the elite citizens and celebrities reside. The prime area has big & branded shops, malls and bazaars but also has small shops in the pavements. However tourists also find smaller shops in Bandra. It has small and open shops which have a good collection of clothes from Indian to Western, offering almost every size. This market is mostly visited by the people living in Bandra and mainly sells clothes and household products to the patrons.

The market is busy, noisy and as the day progress the crowd goes on increasing at the 50 odd shops that make the Bandra Market. All these shops are open and very small in sizes but, the collection offered is different and stylish. This market is flooded by the surplus stocks or exported garments from the city. This market is motley of shops and stalls. Look in the heaps of garments and one will find some pretty cotton apparels, sarees and children's clothes.

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2.1.3 Weekly markets-Functioning Every locality in Delhi has a dedicated day for weekly market, though this concept is prevalent across the country in some form or the other, also known as Haat or Bazaar. In rural areas where availability of goods is not as easy, these markets serve the people with daily needs and also offer opportunity to trade locally produced goods .

The ‘moving or migrating vendors’ sell their goods on almost all the seven days at different places on different days starting early in the evening till about 10 p.m. and even beyond.

The stall owners pay their weekly hafta to the police to set up shop. No documentation exists for them to claim legitimate ownership of their stalls. Space is limited, but that does not limit the variety on display. The owners are transient beings, shifting from one colony to the other every day of the week.

Normally the weekly markets start after the sunset along the street which runs over more than a kilometre and a temporary shop will be set up within a specified area.

The scale of the markets also varies according to the location and the scale of residential area.

Each of these bazaars has a supervisor or ‘pradhan’ who ensures that everything goes on peacefully and no one is able to occupy ‘the allotted space’. Although the pradhans in the authorised markets are not supposed to collect money from the vendors, in reality, each vendor have to pay between Rs 20 to 30 or even more depending upon the area in which the weekly bazaar is held and the wares he sells.

The vendors also have to pay Rs. 10 to the MCD, for what is called ‘tae bazaari’.

2.1.4 Weekly markets-Significance In a poor locality, people cannot afford to buy things from regular shops. However, the things which are being sold in weekly markets are not sub-standard. The goods are relatively cheaper but the sellers do not necessarily buy them at lower prices.

Sometimes the goods cost as much for us to buy as the goods at any regular neighbourhood shop. In this case the sellers sometimes even compromise on their profit. Most people setting up stalls at weekly bazaars often adjust their rates according to the locality they happen to be in.

There is another important reason for the cheaper prices of the products.Some times the factories reject the products(Consider shoes as an example) with even minor defects, which the vendors buy at lower prices, repair them at home and then sell them at a nominal profit. Some customers dump them back to the shops after they discover some fault in them. This is beneficial for the customer since a pair a shoes which would have cost Rs.1500 costs him only about Rs.150 after this cycle of rectification that the vendors undertake.

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2.2 Case studies 2.2.1 Kind of Products sold Perishable items

Vegetable stall ,Thursday Market,New Rajender nagar The items which get spoiled (organic/natural).These items are brought only in necessary quantities(so the whole quantity is sold on that day itself)   

Vegetables Fruits Local Food

The items which don’t get spoiled for a long time

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Dry food stall ,Thursday Market,New Rajender nagar  

Spices Dry fruits

Non perishable items (The items which never get spoiled)

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Utensils-Plastic and steel Crockery Clothes/fabric Foot wear Stationery/jewellery

2.2.2 Kind of Display Depends on the quantity,scale and financial condition of the seller      

Display on tables Display on the floor Display over the packaging boxes.

Display on the existing elements.

Display on the personal vehicles/carts Display on temporary structures

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Almost all kinds of products are/can be displayed on the table

Display on tables

Major products which need to be exclusively displayed on the table  

Food Jewellery

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Major products displayed on the floor Vegetables Fruits

Display on the floor

Display over the packaging boxes.   

Footwear Utensils-plastic and steel Crockery

Display on the existing elements on the site like compound wall, gates, electric post etc 

Utensils

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Spices Dry fruits Local food

Display on temporary structures 

Clothes/Fabric

Temporary structures        

For displaying Clothes/Fabric Letting the customer see all variety of designs in the shop Frames made of iron pipes of about 600 cm in length and about 3.5cm in diameter.

The pipes are joined using jute rope They are brought to the site in their personal vehicles.

The construction of the structures is a tedious process Takes about 2 hrs Then the arrangement of products/clothes take an hour additionally.

Issues     

Transportation of long iron pipes The long time for construction of the structure Difficulty in handling the heavy and long iron pipes Requirement of more than 2 persons for the construction of the structure.

All these issues are also applicable while dismantling the structure also.

2.2.3 Advantages of weekly markets.

For customers      

Brings liveliness to the place.

Cheap rates .

Scope for bargaining Quality materials for middle class/lower middle class who couldnot afford shopping in big malls.

Fresh vegetable and other eatables.

Almost everything is available.

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Cheap rent for the space.

For vendors

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High rate of profit for the vendors due to their migration from one place to another every day.

No maintenance for the shop is required.

The poor vendors can easily afford the rent .

They can even do small works/business during the day time .

2.2.4 Disdvantages of weekly markets For customers     

Traffic congestion.

Crowd.

Pickpocketing.

Minimum space.

No proper planning.

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Difficulty in transporting the stuff from one place to another every day.

Minimum space.

Low earnings/profit during adverse weather conditions.

No provision for keeping the materials safe during raining.

No security to the materials.

No standardization to the size of stalls.

For vendors

     2.3 Project brief:

To design a portable structure which helps in displaying/storing/transporting the materials for the vendors of weekly/temporary markets.

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2.4 Area of intervention The area of intervention in weekly markets is finalised based on the outcome of the initial research on weekly markets in Delhi. For this various kinds of items /stalls are analysed The study areas included       

The difficulty in transporting the materials to the site Complexity of the stall Complexity of the kind of materials dealt by the vendors Comfort level of the vendors/customers Waste generation Complexity in setting up the stall Complexity in dismantling the stall

The area of intervention in weekly markets came out to be in the food stall category.

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2.5 Food stalls in weekly markets 2.5.1 Introduction

Food stalls in weekly markets is a source of inexpensive, convenient and often nutritious food for urban and rural poor; a major source of income for a vast number of persons, and a chance for self-employment and the opportunity to develop business skills with low capital investment. It is also a a source of attractive and varied food for tourists and the economically advantaged.

The National Policy on Urban Street Vendors suggests that about 2% of the urban population consists of street vendors, of which a significant proportion consists of street food vendors. Food vending activity on the streets pertains to the unorganized sector of the economy.

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Jalebi Choley-bature Gulab-jamun Aloo tikki Burger Pani poori Chowmeen Samosey Aloo pakode

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Bread pakode Bhel poori Ice cream Corn

2.5.3 Types of preparation   

-foods without any preparation, -ready-to-eat food and -food cooked on site.

2.5.4 Food items - which need cooking on the site

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Jalebi Choley-bature Gulab-jamun Aloo tikki Burger

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Chowmeen Aloo pakode

2.5.5 Types of Food-stalls in weekly markets

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The food stalls in weekly markets can be classified mainly based on three factors:    

Based on the proximity of their station points and the markets Based on the scale of Business/revenue Based on the Kind of Food items The above mentioned factors decide the Mode of transportation of food items everyday

Based on the transportation of food items: Push carts /cycle carts:      

Used when the market places every day are with in the proximity of their station points (not more than 5 km).

The maximum number of people handling the cart/business will be 2.

The scale of business is medium as compared to the rest of the stalls.

There are two kinds of food stalls.

One in which the push cart itself is used as a transportation medium as well as display/ cooking medium.

The second kind is the one in which the food items are transferred on to the table once the cart reaches the market.

Auto rikshaws/car/Tempo :     

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Used when the market places are relatively farther away from the station point.

The scale of Business/ revenue is comparatively large.

There will be atleast 3 persons handling the business.

The most Common kind of food item in this category is “Chole –Bhature”.

The raw materials for cooking is being transported in these motor vehicles and a separate food stall is set up on the tables provided .

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Based on Vending facilities

Push cart stall-Thursday market , Mayur Vihar Phase I

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Chowmeen Seller-Thursday market, Mayur Vihar Phase I  

mobile carts fixed stalls

The food is displayed as well as cooked on a).Mobile carts  Push Cart Jalebi, Aloo tikki, Paani poori, Burger, samosey, aloo pakode, bread pakode  On cart attached to cycle Bhel poori b).Fixed stalls  On tables Choley –Bature, chowmeen Based on the scale of business:

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Larger stalls

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Functions almost like a restaurant.

The one in which 3 or more than 3 people are handling the business.  There will be serving tables.  The food materials are transported in their personal motor vehicles like auto rikshaw /tempo etc.  Most common kind of food item –Chole Bhature  Handling of cash is done by a separate person.  In most cases the customer has to take a token first and then he will be served the food The Average area occupied is 12- 15 Sq m

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Smaller stalls

Chowmeen Stall on a single table,Thursday Market,Mayur Vihar Phase I

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Smaller stall set up on a table      

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The stalls which are smaller Set up on a single table or two With out a serving platform.

Business handled my maximum 2 persons.

The food items are transported either in push carts/auto rikshaws The average area occupied is 6-8 Sq.m

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On Push cart

Panipoori seller on Push cart

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Kachori seller on push cart,Tuesday Market Lakshminagar Handled by a single person  

Display/Preparation/Transportation in the same push cart The average area occupied is 3-4 sq .m

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Cooking Gas Stove Containers Big Plates Water

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Plates( disposable/non disposable) Spoons( disposable /non disposable) Serving Platform

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Waste management requirements    

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Waste food Washing/Disposal of used plates Water Drainage

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2.5.7 Issues related to food stalls in weekly markets

Chowmeen sellar-Thursday market,Mayur vihar Phase 1

Personal push cart parked without any usage during the business hours.

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No Proper space for keeping gas cylinders.          

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Maintenance of HygieneRisk of cross contamination.

Display of food items is in such a way that they are exposed to dust and pollutants.(Absence of display cabinet).

Money and the food is not handled separately.

Absence of Sneeze barrier Poor organization no space or consideration for Washing/ cleaning of plates Gas cylinders/fuel placed in a risky way Waste disposal –not considered In the case of disposable plates the waste plates are put in the surroundings of the stall. Later they are collected and disposed off.

Washing of plates –not done in a proper way. Throwing the dirty water to the backyard of the stall.

Transportation of food in big containers to the market on their personal vehicles and shifting them on to the tables ….results in wastage of a lot of space Lighting and aesthetics

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Issues/factors

Large stalls

Smaller stalls

Push carts

Washing

Not hygienic.

Reusing the water for washing the plates again and again

Not considered, since most of the stalls will be using disposable plates

No provision

Drainage

Not considered

Not considered. The waste water (if any) is dumped in the surroundings.

Not considered

Waste disposal

In the case of non disposable plates , they are washed.

There is no provision for waste disposal.

Often the disposable plates are put in the surrounding areas .Some times bins are provided

No provision for waste disposal.Some times bins are provided

Preparation

Larger area for preparation, and cooking .There will be separate areas/space for cooking and preparation

Preparation, cooking stacking of plates ‌everything is done on a single table

Preparation, cooking done on a single platform

Handling of money is done by a single person

Cash is also handled by the same person.

No Proper space for keeping money

Cash handled by the same person.In most cases there will be a proper space for keeping the money.

Handling money

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Cross contamination

Chance for cross contamination is less

High risk of contamination

Cross

Risk of cross contamination is lesser as compared to smalleer stalls .Most of the this category of food stalls will be dealing with food items already cooked/ semi cooked.

Preparation area is almost absent.

Serving

On serving tables.

No serving tables/platforms/Some times uncomfortable for the customers

No serving tables/platforms

Fuel/Food storage

(Food)Some sort of storage in their own containers

No provision storage

for

Proper space for fuel and food storage though not in a perfect way

Transportation

Transportation in motor vehicles. The whole items are shifted n to the tables provided

Transportation in push carts .The whole food items are to be shifted

No shifting required.Transportation is done in the same cart.

Exposure to pollution/barrier b/w the food and public

No barrier b/w the food and the public. But there is some kind of organisation followed by the customers and sellers which in a way reduces the effect of pollution

Generally the food items are exposed to pollution..No barrier provided b/w the food an the public

Lesser risk of pollution

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2.5.8 Food items –and issues related to their stalls Issue/Area

Chole -Bhature

Chowmeen

BurgerPaanipoori

Jalebi

Transportat ion

In most cases half cooked chole is bought to th e site.

Chowmmeen , chopped/unchopp ed vegetables,plates , various sauces.

Generally transported in push carts.

Generally transporte d in push carts.

All the ingredients for making Bhature,the vegetables for dressing, Considerable time is required in setting up the stall

Considerable time isrequired in shifting and setting up the stall

The time required to set up the stall is negligible.

Cooking

Two required.

stoves

Only one stove is required

One stove required to cook aloo tikki and to fry the burger on the same platform

One stove required for frying.

Preparation

Preparation platform for making Bhature,Preparati on surface for preparing vegetables, space for keeping the related chutney/pickle

Space for keeping the vegetables/chopp ed vegetables.

Resulting in cross contamination.No rmally no barrier b/w the food item and public

Preparation space is not provided.

All kind of preparing and cooking is done on a large pan

Space required for frying and dipping the fried jalebies in sugar syrup.

Waste

Both solid liquid waste

Waste is less, consists of plates, spoons

Both liquid and solid waste.

Waste generatio n is almost negligible

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Drainage

Waste is both solid as well as liquid.

The waste is mostly dry. if incase disposable plates are used

Water/liquid is often spilled in the surroundings

Not required

Serving

Space /platform to be required for serving.

Serving platform normally absent

Serving platform is not required

Serving platform is not required

Disposal of waste

No Disposal. All the waste plates are dipped in to the container with water.

No particular waste disposal arrangement/syst em. Sometimes waste bins are provided

No particular waste disposal arrangement/s ystem.

Sometimes waste bins are provided.

Often they get over filled resulting spreading of the waste in the surrounding areas of the stall

Waste disposal not a major issue

2.5.9 Food items which need similar requirements (listed below) in the stall            

A stove Gas cylinder A cooking platform Waste disposal facility Dish washing facility(Optional) Display Serving platform (optional) Chole Bhature Chowmeen Aloo tikki Aloo pakode Burger

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2.6 Design Requirements structure   

Should be covered Barrier between stall and public, Cooking equipment should be located at a place as to protect food from contamination

Storage   

Raw and cooked food to be kept separately Food should be covered No food should be stored directly on the ground

Preparation   

Raw and cooked food to be prepared separately Food should be protected by a physical barrier All food should be prepared on tables/platforms

Serving    

Money and food should be handled separately Tongs, spoons, spatulas, gloves should be used to handle food Disposable eating and drinking utensils should be used Sauces, condiments are to be kept hygienically.

Waste Management 

Provision for Waste disposal

2.7 Non motorized mode of transport         

No fuel required.

No pollution.

Affordable for poor vendors.

Economic efficiency Cost effective mode of transport.

Accessibility to major urban areas.

Physical fitness and enjoyment.

Reduces accident risks Environment friendly.

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2.8 Final Project brief To design a portable structure for displaying/storing/selling food for weekly market vendors.

To design a portable food stall for weekly market vendors.       

Mainly for the smaller stall and push cart category Cost effective design solution for the issues To optimise the profit and space utilisation To improve the hygiene in terms of Preparation/cooking /waste management To minimise the effort in terms of time/energy of setting up the stall To avoid the shifting of the containers/cooking apparatus from their personal vehicles to the table.

Better aesthetics

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2.9 Ergonomic study Counters that are not at the optimal height for you lead to pain and discomfort.

When countertops are too low, you bend forward, which leads to pain in the lower back. If counters are too high, you bend backward. This puts additional stress on your legs and also leads to pain in the neck and shoulders. Incorporating ergonomics into your kitchen cabinet design helps you avoid this discomfort.

42-inches is the optimal and most ergonomic height for a top that services both the seated and standing user. The bar top is in easy reach of a standing person so they can set their food and drink down without leaning over. The standard "stand-up" work height for a Kitchen Counter Top or Workbench is 36 inches.

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3.0 Concept Generation Giving an attachment to the existing Bicycle so that only minimum parking space will be required and bicycle can be used for other purposes also while not travelling.

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4.0 Final concept and Design

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Closed position(above) fully opened /unfolded position(Below)

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4.1 Working Drawing

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4.2 3DViews

The food stall in fully opened position

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The food stall during transportation

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5.0 Proto typing Various stages of Protyping

Base frame

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Base Frame completed

The frame fixed on to the tricycle

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Painting

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6.0 Bibliography http://www.indiatogether.org/2003/nov/eco-bazaar.htm http://kafila.org/2007/08/06/the-hafta-bazaars-of-delhi/ of Delhi, AUGUST 6, 2007

Sohail Hashmi, The Hafta Bazaars

Weekly markets set to be regularised, Express News Service :New Delhi, Tue Aug 04 2009, 03:24 hrs http://www.frommers.com/destinations/mumbai/3476021942.html http://www.osha.gov/ergonomics/guidelines/retailgrocery/retailgrocery.html http://ergonomics.about.com/ http://delhi-street.blogspot.in/ http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/features/the-great-indian-consumer/for-bargains-trydelhis-weekly-mkts/articleshow/2186064.cms

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