Times of India 29.07.2009
Corporation bans posters, graffiti on bridges, subways
CHENNAI: After hoardings, it is the turn of posters and graffiti now. Effective August 1, the city corporation has banned the sticking of posters and scrawling of graffiti on the walls of 250 bridges and subways in Chennai. The ban will be enforced by the the highways department.
According to a release, the decision was taken as part of the Chennai beautification project of the Tamil Nadu Government. The sticking of posters and graffiti writing is banned on 23 bridges over the Buckingham Canal, including the Manali, Adams, Chepauk, Elliots Salai, Greenways Road, Kamarajar Road and Lattice bridges; on 11 over the Cooum; five over the Adyar river; 18 over the Otteri nullah; four over the Captain Cotton canal; 14 over the Mambalam canal, six over the Nungambakkam canal, 11 over the Kodungayur canal; 23 over the Virugambakkam canal; 11 over the Trustpuram canal; and 26 other bridges.
The ban will also extend to eight bridges over railway junctions, 13 subways at railway junctions, six pedestrian subways, two road bridges, 30 foot-over bridges and 12 flyovers.
According to a release, the decision was taken as part of the Chennai beautification project of the Tamil Nadu Government. The sticking of posters and graffiti writing is banned on 23 bridges over the Buckingham Canal, including the Manali, Adams, Chepauk, Elliots Salai, Greenways Road, Kamarajar Road and Lattice bridges; on 11 over the Cooum; five over the Adyar river; 18 over the Otteri nullah; four over the Captain Cotton canal; 14 over the Mambalam canal, six over the Nungambakkam canal, 11 over the Kodungayur canal; 23 over the Virugambakkam canal; 11 over the Trustpuram canal; and 26 other bridges.
The ban will also extend to eight bridges over railway junctions, 13 subways at railway junctions, six pedestrian subways, two road bridges, 30 foot-over bridges and 12 flyovers.