Coimbatore: In the city of Coimbatore, the dominance of posters has been increasing over the past few years. They distract the motorists and make a mess of bridges and walls.
According to The Tamil Nadu Open places (Prevention of Disfigurement) Act 1959, those who put up posters without permission can be punished with a maximum imprisonment of three months or a fine of Rs 200 or both. But in the last few years, which government department The authorities are not taking any action on this and due to this the size of the posters has become bigger and bigger and has become a public problem.
Thus, there is a huge competition between the local press and the politicians in putting up big size posters. In particular, thousands of posters are put up in the city to glorify some company or individual. The ruling party is putting up posters at will without any permission or bribe.
The DMK leader, who advises to avoid banners, does not give rein to the party officials not to put up such posters. Thus, huge posters have been put up by the ruling party on the newly constructed Avinasi Road flyover.
To improve and beautify the city of Coimbatore, several thousand crores worth of development works are underway. On the contrary, the VIPs in the same city are supporting the posters that make Coimbatore ugly. They become addicted to promoting their photos on these posters in a big way and make lakhs of money.
Kudos to the Corporation Commissioner!
In this case, the Coimbatore Corporation administration has taken action and tried to put an end to the posters. A case has been registered against five companies based on the complaint given by Hemalatha, Assistant Executive Engineer, East Zone, Coimbatore, regarding the pasting of posters on the newly constructed bridge on Coimbatore Avinasi Road.
When asked Jayalakshmi, Assistant Town Planning Officer, Coimbatore East Zone, “Initially, action has been taken against commercial establishments; In the next step, after giving appropriate instructions to the political parties, action will definitely be taken against them,” he said. It is the expectation of the people of Coimbatore that there should be no discrimination.
10 days for political parties!
An all-party meeting was held under the chairmanship of the Collector regarding the removal of posters in Coimbatore. Speaking on it, Collector Sameeran asked the political parties to cooperate without putting up posters as it is mandatory to implement the court order.
Corporation Commissioner Pratap said, ‘The posters that are currently pasted should be removed by the respective parties within 10 days; Otherwise, action will be taken on behalf of the corporation,” he said.
Coimbatore Police Commissioner Balakrishnan, S.B., Badri, National and State Highway Department officials have all participated in this meeting, so there is hope that strict action will be taken against the posters.
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