BENGALURU: Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) Chief Commissioner M Maheshwar Rao instructed the officials to register criminal cases against those who put up advertisements illegally in the limits of the West Municipal Corporation.
Addressing a public meeting held at the Malleswaram IPP Centre on Thursday to listen to the grievances of the citizens in the limits of the West Municipal Corporation and resolve their problems, he said appropriate steps should be taken to remove unauthorized advertisements.
If anyone puts up advertisements illegally from now on, criminal cases should be registered against such people. Apart from this, he instructed the officials to register criminal cases against those who print such advertisements.
“A separate officer should be assigned from the legal cell to register criminal cases against those who put up advertisements illegally,” he said.
Rao directed the executive engineers to expedite the asphalting, development of footpaths and dredging of roadside drains on important roads such as arterial, sub-arterial roads and ward roads within the GBA limits and complete the works by the end of April. He also instructed them to provide information about the works in progress, along with photographs from time to time.
Western Municipal Corporation Commissioner Rajendra KV said that the forest wing of corporation officials have been instructed to buy a crane from the corporation itself to clear the dead branches of trees and large trees in the corporation.
As abandoned vehicles have become an eyesore and encroach public space, he said, towing vehicles have already been purchased to clear the abandoned vehicles on the roadsides.
“A place is being found to dispose of the removed abandoned vehicles, and the towing work will be started as soon as the place is available,” said Rajendra and added the officers should conduct ward committee meetings in all the wards the West City Corporation and listen to the problems of the citizens in their respective wards, and take action to resolve them at the earliest.