Summary:
How can the civic body ensure the hoardings can withstand heavy wind and rain?” asked a member of Road Safety Authority. He said though the Kerala Road Safety Act section 14 directs the licensing authority to remove such structures, they have not done anything so far. The petition filed before the HC stated that installation of hoardings and advertisement boards endangered road safety. Dedicated space for hoardings a distant dreamThe corporation’s plans to allot a dedicated space for erecting advertisement hoardings in the city remain on paper. Though a Bengaluru-based agency has been entrusted to find a suitable place to erect advertisement boards, the corporation is yet to discuss the matter at the council..