The Hindu 24.06.2013
6,672 hoardings removed
In a drive undertaken by the district administration from June 17 to 22 to remove illegal advertisement hoardings in the city, 6,672 hoardings were removed.
Collector Anshul Mishra in a press release issued on Sunday said that the drive was launched to beautify the city and to make sure that the illegal hoardings do not pose a hindrance to traffic.
With the intervention of the revenue department and the district officials, two teams were formed to carry out inspections, he added.
The release further stated that advertisements on the walls of private buildings should be cleaned or removed by the building owners and those on the walls of government buildings should be removed by the necessary advertisers.
Fines would be imposed if the rules were flouted, the Collector has warned.
