TNN | Dec 6, 2011, 05.13AM IST
New Delhi: Those who deface the city by putting up hoardings illegally will now have to pay heavy fines. Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has decided to send notices to defaulters, including political parties, religious organizations and private companies, asking them to pay a fine of Rs 5000 for every illegal hoarding.
"Illegal hoardings that dot the city are mainly put up on electric poles. We will start issuing notices to defaulters from Wednesday. In case the defaulters can't be traced we will send the notices to the person or group whose faces appear on the hoardings,'' said a senior MCD official.
With the ongoing festive season and the municipal elections round the corner, a lot of political, religious and commercial hoardings can be seen dotting the city. About two months back, MCD directed all its zonal deputy commissioners to ensure that no unauthorized posters, banners, etc are put up.
"We don't have a dedicated vehicle to remove illegal hoardings. Therefore, to recover the cost of removing the illegal hoardings we will charge the people or organizations that have put them up. So far, MCD has not taken any strict action against those putting up illegal hoardings. We hope this step will send a strong message and act as a deterrent. We can't allow people to deface the city,'' said a senior MCD official .
The zonal deputy commissioners were directed to lodge FIRs against defaulters. According to the Delhi Prevention of Defacement of Property Act, 2007, defacement of properties/walls is a cognizable offence and can invite punishment with imprisonment up to one year or fine up to Rs 50,000 or with both.
Every hoarding needs to be registered with the civic agency before it is put up, as per the new advertisement policy framed in 2008.
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