Maharashtra to Unveil Policy on Hoardings After Recent Collapse Incident

The Maharashtra government is set to announce a new policy for hoardings in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. This decision follows a legislative assembly discussion about illegal hoardings and a fatal collapse incident. Investigations have been initiated, and a committee is probing the incident.

The Maharashtra government will soon introduce a comprehensive policy regarding hoardings in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), as announced by state Minister Uday Samant during a legislative assembly session on Monday.

Samant's statement came amidst a discussion focused on unauthorized hoardings and a tragic incident last month where a hoarding collapse claimed 17 lives. The new policy is expected to be unveiled following the conclusion of the legislative council polls' code of conduct, specifically after the results for the graduates and teachers constituencies are declared.

A committee led by former Allahabad High Court chief justice Dilip Bhosle is already investigating the hoarding collapse that occurred on May 13 in Mumbai's Ghatkopar area. Additionally, BJP legislator Ram Kadam has called for a probe into Bhavesh Bhinde, the contractor responsible for the collapsed hoarding, citing his association with Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray.

Minister Samant highlighted that many hoardings, especially on railway-owned land, lack proper civic authority permissions. Of the 1,025 hoardings in Mumbai, 306 are on railway property.

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