The Hindu 31.05.2013
Data on stability of hoardings sought
The GHMC has directed all the owners/agencies of the 2,684 hoardings
under its limits to submit their structural designs along with their
structural stability certificates within a week.
Following the
collapse of three hoardings in Wednesday’s rain and after holding a
meeting with engineer-in-chief R. Dhan Singh and the advertisements wing
on Thursday, GHMC Commissioner M.T. Krishna Babu said the details
submitted by the hoarding agencies would be further cross-checked by
independent agencies like JNTU and Osmania University.
Deputy
Commissioners concerned have been asked to issue notices to Prakash Arts
after two of its hoardings crashed at the Nizam College grounds and
Venkateswara Advertisement after its hoarding crashed in Himayatnagar on
why action should not be initiated against them by blacklisting them.
Criminal cases
Similar
notices are also to be issued to Becon Consultancy and Builders &
Planners on why criminal cases should not be booked against them for
issuing false stability certificates to the above hoardings. Mr. Dhan
Singh was instructed to get the structural designs and stability of the
three collapsed hoardings studied within five days.
The
Commissioner further stated that the civic body was not allowing
shifting of hoardings removed on the three metro rail routes and if
there have been such instances, the hoardings will be considered as
illegal and unauthorised, hence can be removed. Pending court cases of
the advertisement wing would be expedited, he promised.
GHMC in overdrive following collapse of 3 hoardings in Wednesday’s rain.
