Hoardings mushrooming again?
Three days after the BMC pulled down nearly 4,000 political hoardings in the city on the orders of the Bombay high court, hoardings continue to be spotted in certain locations across the city.
Sources in the BMC say that some of them have cropped up after the drive, while the others may have missed the civic body’s eye.
A huge hoarding put up by the Shiv Sena in Hindamata, a banner at Powai put up by the Congress, hoardings put up by NCP in Bhandup village, a big hoarding at Antop Hill put up by the Congress were still adorning city roads 72 hours after the BMC’s drive.
Civic officials blamed this on the lack of manpower in the licence department, which is responsible for the removal of hoardings. They further added that the drive would be more successful if citizens participated in it. “Citizens should also come forward to help BMC to get city rid of illegal hoardings,” he said.
“If the citizens spot an illegal hoarding, they should report it to the BMC helpline and the civic body will take action within 48 hours,” he added.
The BMC is planning to formulate a new policy, which calls for a blanket ban on poli-tical hoardings and banners in the city. Under the BMC’s proposed policy, only hoardings of religious and social nature will be allowed.
The BMC has also decided to register police complaints against people who put up illegal hoardings under the Prevention of Defacement of Property Act. The maximum punishment will be a jail term for three months, or a fine of `2,000 or both.
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