The Hindu 12.11.2009
Graffiti banned on Corporation buildings
Staff Reporter
CHENNAI: The Chennai Corporation on Wednesday banned wall posters and graffiti on all its 3,464 buildings/structures, including dispensaries, schools, noon meal centres, abattoirs, parks, auditorium and community colleges.
Inaugurating the drive to remove posters from the walls of its buildings at Nungambakkam, Mayor M. Subramanian said, “We will beautify 2 lakh sq ft of walls in the city with murals and wall paintings reflecting the culture of Tamil Nadu.”
The Corporation has beautified 10,700 sq ft of walls on Anna Salai and 42,000 sq ft of walls would be beautified shortly on the same road.
To be beautified shortly
The 8,000 sq ft wall near War Memorial, 30,000 sq ft wall on Sardar Patel Road at Guindy, 14,000 sq ft wall on Cathedral Road, 10,000 sq ft wall on Poonamallee High Road, 20,000 sq ft wall on Medavakkam Tank Road and 10,000 sq ft wall of Kilpauk Medical College and Hospital would be beautified with murals and wall paintings shortly.
The Corporation’s ban on posters and graffiti on the walls along Anna Salai and Kamarajar Salai came into force in June.
The ban on posters and graffiti on subways and bridges came into effect in August.
Walls along Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai and Tiruvottiyur High Road became poster-free in September.
