BBMP Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta has spent 25 days issuing a strict notification to the chief engineers of all zones to clear the Flex, Banner and hoardings in the city. However, the Flex and Banners still installed in public places around the city and are not removed.
BBMP’s 2018 outdoor signage and public messaging policy is in force by Aug. 1, 2020. Accordingly, there is no unauthorized installation of banners, Flexs, Posters and Buntings in public places.
According to the 2018 BBMP Outdoor Advertisement and Public Message Bylaws, store adverts, automobiles in automobiles and other small advertisements are only permitted for a limited time and in limited quantity (including private partnership government schemes). In addition, in any residential area of the BBMP, private property is prohibited from using unauthorized billboards, greeting advertisements, meeting ceremonies, LED ads, bicycle ads, automobile advertisements and advertising such as Flex, Banners, Buntings, Flags. They must be cleared, ”Chief Commissioner 2022 Fr. Had instructed on 1.
Flex and banners clearing operations were carried out by the teams headed by the Chief Engineer in all 8 areas of the policy after notification by the Chief Commissioner. The roadside power poles, sidewalks, and clearance of the flexes installed on the royal fence. However, this operation is limited to a couple of days. After that the clearance operation has stopped.
The Chief Commissioner has issued a directive to all zonal authorities to file an FIR against the importer of banners, plexes, posters and buntings in the city. The grassroots authorities were not interested in following the instructions.
On August 1, 2018, the High Court had instructed the BBMP to immediately clear all unauthorized Flex, Banner and Buntings in public places during the public interest litigation hearing on Flex and Unauthorized Advertising Placement in the City. Officers from all sections of the BBMP had left their jobs and cleared outdoor advertisements on the street side. By evening, 50% of the city’s outdoor advertising was open. There was little or no outdoor advertising across the city in a single week.
