Corpn. To Take Action Against Printing Press

Almost immediately after the death of a young woman caused by an illegal banner in the city, Chennai Corporation officials went into a huddle on Thursday, assessing challenges faced by officials in preventing the erection of banners and flex boards in public spaces.

- Aloysius Xavier Lopez

But was it too little too late, activists said.

Senior officials of the Revenue Department said the civic body had stopped issuing permission for erecting banners and flex boards, following the High Court ban on banners and flex boards in December 19, 2018. This means no permission can be given afresh, for temporary or permanent erection of banners and flex boards, in Tamil Nadu.

Corporation Commissioner G. Prakash said officials in Ward 188 in Pallikaranai had started tracing the printing press responsible for erecting the banner.