Team News Riveting
Hyderabad, February 13
An over enthusiastic supporter of newly elected Hyderabad Mayor had to feel the heat for putting up hoardings across the city to greet the first citizen.
The Enforcement, Vigilance and Disaster Management (EV&DM) wing of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has fined Atish Agarwal Rs 4.35 lakh for putting up illegal hoardings and advertisements of the newly elected Hyderabad Mayor. Multiple challans were issued to him after several citizens pointed it out on social media and tagged the EV&DM urging action.
The banners, hoardings and advertisements were put up across the city by a supporter of the newly elected Mayor G Vijayalakshmi, to celebrate her election. The challans were issued for “erection of unauthorised advertisement element above 15 feet in height from ground level” and “unauthorised erection of banners and cut-outs”.
The illegal hoardings were erected in Khairatabad, Banjara Hills, Himayat Nagar and Jubilee Hills.
According to the challans issued, the violator had committed an offence under sections 420, 421 of the GHMC Act and as per GO MS No. 68 dated April 20, 2020.
The Directorate of EV&DM has been continuously issuing e-challans to all those using flashing lights or non-static illumination in the advertisements. Challans are also being issued if the size of advertisements or name-boards has exceeded 15 per cent of the frontage of the building. Other violations include use of moving, rotating, or variable message advertising devices without any written permission from the competent authority, which is an offence under Sections 420, 421 of the GHMC Act.
