Maharashtra may increase illegal hoarding penalty to Rs 5,000

Mumbai's Industries Minister, Uday Samant, announced plans for a new hoarding policy during a speech in the state assembly on Friday. He stated that the policy could raise fines for illegal hoardings from Rs 1,000 to Rs 5,000. This discussion arose after an illegal hoarding was identified at Mulund toll naka. The contractor responsible for it has repeatedly faced penalties but chose to continue paying the low fine instead of removing the hoarding. Samant confirmed that this hoarding was placed without proper permission from the Mumbai civic body. He mentioned that the state government will instruct the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to audit all hoardings in the city. The findings from this audit will be presented to the assembly in the next session.