Greater Noida: Action against illegal hoardings after complaint

The Greater Noida authority acted against the illegal hoardings or unipoles in a drive that started on Tuesday night and went on till 4am on Wednesday

The Greater Noida authority acted against the illegal hoardings or unipoles in a drive that started on Tuesday night and went on till 4am on Wednesday.

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The move comes after the authority on Tuesday received a complaint of illegal advertisements mushrooming in the city. The complainant mentioned that the authority removes the illegal unipoles, but sometime later realtors and other firms reinstall these unipoles without any permission, said officials from the authority.

The Greater Noida authority’s chief executive officer, Narendra Bhooshan, directed the officials to take prompt action against this illegal activity.

According to the officials, the complainant also said that unipoles removed earlier are being stored in sectors 1, 2, 3 and Kisan Chowk in Greater Noida West. The authority last week removed several unipoles from main roads in Greater Noida West.

“We reached the spot and seized the iron poles, frames and other material lying at Kisan Chowk and other places. We have removed and seized 31 unipoles, which were installed without permission. We have cut down iron pillars into small pieces so that they cannot be reused,” said KR Verma, deputy general manager, Greater Noida authority.

“We will sell the seized items in an auction to send across a message that illegal activity will be contained and stern action will be initiated,” said Verma.

Residents have demanded tough action against illegal hoardings and unipoles.

“In installing an illegal unipole, no safety precautions pertaining to its foundation and height are followed. As a result, in case of heavy wind they fall off often injuring commuters or pedestrians on city roads. We hope the authority will not allow any such illegal activity in the city,” said Vivek Raman, a resident of Gaur City.

On Monday, the authority issued recovery notices against 70 firms that put up unipoles without permission since April 2018.

“We will also impose penalty against those, whose unipoles have been seized in the last night drive,” said Verma.