All the illegal hoardings beside the National Highways and State Highways and in the municipality areas should be removed on a war footing within December 10 by the concerned departments, said district Collector Pramod Das here on Saturday.
Presiding over a meeting to discuss the directions of the Supreme Court as well as the letter of the Chief Secretary directing the district administration to remove the roadside encroachments and hoardings, Das said the hoardings are distracting the attention of the bikers as well as drivers of the vehicles, leading to accidents.
A committee comprising the Superintendent of Police, local Tehsildar, Revenue Inspector, the PWD Executive Engineer and Executive Officer of municipality and NAC was formed. Removal of encroachments below the rail over bridge would also be undertaken.
Further, in the meeting Das directed that two Magistrates should be present in the toll gates to see that the toll collection, which began again after a brief gap, is managed smoothly.
Among others, DRDA PD Uday Nayaran Das Nilgiri Sub-Collector Ghasiram Murmu, Additional SP Santosh Nayak. municipality Executive Officer Subash Jena, the Executive Engineers of Works Department, Balesxwar Regional Improvement Trust Chairman, the officials of NH and SH and other officers were present.