The Hindu 22.06.2010
85% of shops comply with nameboard norms in city
Staff Reporter
CHENNAI: The Chennai Corporation on Monday started removing nameboards of shops and commercial establishments, which did not display the names in Tamil.
The action against 1,387 shops and commercial establishments on the first day of the drive came after the deadline set by the civic body to change nameboards ended.
Launching the drive on Anna Salai, Mayor M. Subramanian said, “Over 85 per cent of the shops and commercial establishments in the city have included Tamil letters on their nameboards.” Action is being initiated against the remaining shops and commercial establishments for their failure to comply with the directive of the civic body, he added.
The most number of name boards – 200 – were removed in areas of Zone 5 (Kilpauk), such as Anna Nagar, Virugambakkam, Shenoy Nagar, Kilpauk, Purasawalkam, Aminjikarai, Choolaimedu and Arumbakkam.
In Royapuram, Parrys Corner and George Town of Zone 2 (Basin Bridge) 37 name boards were removed.
Corporation officials removed 41 name boards in Tondiarpet, 168 in Pulianthope, 172 in Ayanavaram, 162 in Ice House, 153 in Nungambakkam, 155 in Kodambakkam, 119 in Saidapet and 180 in Mylapore zones.
There are around 90,000 shops and establishments in Chennai.
