More than 5,000 banners, posters and hoardings have been removed by the Raipur Municipal Corporation (RMC) under Anti Defacement law during the past few days in the city in compliance with the implementation of the Model Code of Conduct.
The RMC removed 697 banners, posters and hoardings from Raipur (Rural), Raipur West (1069), Raipur North (1,341) and Raipur South (1907). The hoardings, posters and banners include that of those put up by political parties and on government schemes, a press release issued by RMC stated. A total of 143 large advertisement hoardings were removed through the advertising agencies.
A total of 70,506 square feet of wall writings were also removed in which 7,647 was in Raipur (Rural), Raipur (West) (22,138), Raipur North (16, 642) and Raipur (South) (24079).