Action against illegal hoardings
Coimbatore:The district administration would start removing from March 5, illegal hoardings, installed without proper permission and which distract public attention and obstruct traffic, district collector Dr Neeraj Mittal said today.Of the 1,000 illegal hoardings identified by the administration in the district with the help of revenue and police officials, owners of 831 have obtained stay from both Supreme and High Courts against removal, Mittal tol reporters here this evening.
Despite notices being issued to the owners for removing the hoardings, including from different political parties, no information was forthcoming, he said.
Stating that the administration would start removing 131 commercial hoardings, which were found to be unauthorised, as per the recent Madras High Court order, Mittal said that the expenses for the removal would have to be borne by the owners.
City police commissioner, C K Gandhirajan, who was also present, said steps would also be taken to remove vulgar cinema posters, which distract the attention of the public, particularly students.
Officials from the corporation, revenue, police and highways departments would be engaged in the removal drive, Mittal said.
