The Maharashtra government is all set to roll out a policy regarding hoardings in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), State Minister Uday Samant told the Legislative Assembly on July 1.
The statement comes within two months after the illegal hoarding collapse in Ghatkopar, Mumbai which claimed 17 lives and left over 75 injured, on May 13.
The Minister said, “A policy will be unveiled once the code of conduct for the legislative council polls ends after the results are declared for the graduates and teachers constituencies.”
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It was also mentioned that a committee headed by former Allahabad High Court Chief Justice Dilip Bhosle is probing the May 13 hoarding collapse in Ghatkopar area.
Also, of the 1,025 hoardings in Mumbai, 306 are on railway land, he said.
During the assembly, Ram Kadam, BJP legislator alleged that Bhavesh Bhinde, whose firm erected the hoarding that collapsed, was photographed with Shiv Sena (UBT) Chief Uddhav Thackeray, and his role should also be probed.