Political parties and educational institutions in the district were asked to comply with the Madras High Court order in placing hoardings and digital banners in public places so that inconvenience is not caused to the public.
Meeting
Chairing a meeting with representatives of political parties, digital banner manufacturers and printers, and officials of various departments at the Collectorate recently, Collector V. Dakshinamoorthy said that the court order mandates submitting applications to the Collector and the police stations concerned 15 days prior to placing hoardings and banners.
The advertisement materials should not be erected on the carriageway of the road or the footpath and should be erected parallel to the footpath and should be at least 10 metres between two banners.
The order also states that materials with objectionable content should not be placed and the advertisements can be placed on both the sides of the roads if the road width is over 40 metres.
For placing the materials, prescribed fee should be paid to the concerned authority and permission should be obtained.
If violations are found in erecting the materials, action would be taken under provisions in the Tamil Nadu Open Places (Prevention of Disfigurement) Act, 1959. The Collector may remove any digital banner erected without permission and recover the cost of removal from the person who has erected it, he added. Hence, all political parties, educational institutions, NGOs, commercial establishments, industrial units and others are asked to follow the rules and regulations for erecting the boards.
