12 city stretches to be no-hoarding, no-advertisement zones: KMC
2
3
Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has decided not to allow hoardings and advertisements within 50 m of 12 key intersections in the city. It reiterated the no-advertisement zones in the city, which include the central business district, the Maidan, Park Street, Camac Street, East Kolkata Wetlands, Rabindra Sarobar, and Subhas Sarobar.
Hoardings will not be allowed in green zones, which include Biswa Bangla Sarani between Kolkata airport and Science City, and the route from the airport to Nabanna via Chinar Park, VIP Road, Major Arterial Road through New Town, Maa flyover, and AJC Bose Road flyover.
The notification also laid out conditions for the display of temporary banners during Durga Puja and other festivals while restricting the size of flex banners used for temporary display.
You Can Also Check:
Kolkata AQI
|
Weather in Kolkata
|
Bank Holidays in Kolkata
|
Public Holidays in Kolkata
The 12 crossings from where hoardings will be removed are Gariahat, Ballygunge Phari, Park Circus Seven Point, Moulali, Rajabazar, Ultadanga, Shyambazar Five Point, Hazra, Exide, Golpark, Taratala, and Rashbehari. Hoardings currently exist within 50 m at most of these intersections.
Installation and display of hoardings have been prohibited within 25 m of buildings of archaeological, architectural, aesthetic, historical, or heritage importance.
No advertisement will be allowed within 15 m of statues, minarets, or pillars of heritage importance. In places of religious significance, hoardings will not be allowed within 10 m. "No signboard or advertising hoardings shall obstruct natural light or ventilation of buildings," the notification read.
Hoardings will be allowed from seven days prior to Mahalaya and up to seven days after Bijoya Dashami. For Kali Puja, hoardings will be allowed three days prior to the festival and till three days after the festival.
No bamboo scaffoldings will be allowed at median verges and road dividers. The height of bamboo scaffolding/structure installed to mount advertisements will have to be restricted to 22 ft.
"No such advertisement shall obstruct the visibility of existing street hoardings, bus shelters, LED monopoles, and other advertisements permitted by KMC," the notice said, adding, name of the puja committee concerned needs to be mentioned in a conspicuous manner.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Time of India
7 hours ago
- Time of India
India's palm oil imports set to rise in H2 on festival demand & lower prices: IVPA President
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel India's demand for palm oil is likely to increase in the second half of the year on rising festival demand and lower prices, with total edible oil imports expected to remain at 16 million tonnes during the 2024-25 oil year ending October, Indian Vegetable Oil Producers' Association (IVPA) President Sudhakar Desai said on the total imports, about 9 million tonnes should be palm oil, 4.5 million tonnes soyabean oil, and the remaining 3.5 million tonnes sunflower oil during the current year, Desai told reporters on the sidelines of the 4th edition of the IVPA Global Roundtable here."Edible oil imports in the last six months have been about 7-8 per cent lower, consequent to high prices and fear of cheaper goods in the FTAs. There was no incentive for holding stock. Due to these reasons, it was low," Desai said."But now it is turning. Right now, what's happening is that palm oil, which was actually very expensive, is now becoming cheaper, so palm is back in the import basket," he recent decrease in duties and the influx of zero-duty imports from Nepal not materialising are also expected to boost imports, Desai has also widened the duty differential between crude and refined oils, which helps the domestic industry stock up to maintain the supply chain."With all these market anomalies going away, imports will be good in the next six months. I expect about 16 million tonnes of total imports in 2024-25, which is more or less similar to last year," he the last six months, palm oil imports dropped by about 1.2 million tonnes compared to the previous year as it became more expensive than soyabean and sunflower oils."People were calling it palm olive oil," Desai demand for palm oil will increase during the festival season from August as Durga Puja will commence early in September, he said."So the buying will be peak in August. Normally, it used to be peak in September, but this time it is early August," Desai expects consumption to be at least 10 per cent higher than last year during the festive July, edible oil imports have already shown an uptick with 1.4 million tonnes imported, making up for the earlier shortfall and filling up the distribution pipeline. When palm oil became expensive, the entire HORECA (hotels, restaurants, catering) sector and organised users like Parle, Britannia, and ITC shifted to alternative oils such as rice bran oil."When that reverses and they have to start importing palm oil, then the shift happens back," Desai passing duty cuts to consumers, Desai said the government wants immediate action, which has happened in loose oil. However, there is a lag time of 21-30 days for packaged products."Every company has duty-paid stocks on hand and forward sales. When you look at all these things, the normal catch-up time is about 21-30 days," he said.
Time of India
18 hours ago
- Time of India
8,500 hawkers set to get vending certs before puja
Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is set to distribute 8,500 vending certificates to hawkers who have already enrolled with the civic body as bonafide traders in the city's major hawking zones before the Pujas. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now In the first phase, KMC will start distributing vending certificates in major hawking hubs like New Market, Hatibagan, and Gariahat from Aug 16. The certificate will be issued for a year and will be renewed annually. This decision was made at the meeting of the town vending committee at the civic headquarters on Wednesday. According to a KMC vending committee member, the exercise of offering vending certificates aims at restricting hawkers who have encroached on the carriageways or a significant portion of pavements. "We have decided to start distributing vending certificates to genuine hawkers to identify and remove those who have been illegally occupying carriageways and pavements," said the town vending committee member. At the same time, a unanimous decision was made to push back a section of hawkers who have taken over carriageways. KMC and the police will need to conduct a joint drive to free the carriageways and car parking lots of hawkers' encroachment in the New Market area. According to a KMC official, the certificates will be issued to around 59,000 hawkers who applied in 2015 for a hawker's identity card, enabling them to register as bonafide hawkers. However, according to a civic official, the hawker population has already reached the 3,00,000 mark. "It is an uphill task to issue vending certificates to all hawkers at once. But those who haven't applied so far will be given an opportunity to apply for enrolment in the future after the completion of the distribution of vending certificates. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now However, it will be a continuous process and may take years. The town vending committee will need to keep a vigil on new encroachments of carriageways or entire pavements, as that will certainly endanger the life of a pedestrian," said a member of the committee. "We don't want to evict hawkers. But we need to restrict rampant encroachment of carriageways by a section of the hawkers who don't want to abide by rules. We have recommended the distribution of a vending certificate to those who have been doing business without infringing hawking rules," said Debasish Das, a member of the town vending committee who attended the meeting as a hawker representative.
News18
a day ago
- News18
127-year-old Roxy Cinema of Kolkata to be restored
Kolkata, Jul 23 (PTI) The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) and CREDAI Kolkata have joined hands to restore the 127-year-old Roxy Cinema, a heritage landmark near New Market. Roxy, a single-screen theatre, had started as an opera house in 1908 before transforming into a cinema theatre in 1941. In the past, KMC had restored two other theatres — Star and Minerva. According to an MoU, CREDAI Kolkata, which represents developers across Kolkata and adjoining districts, has pledged Rs 5 crore towards the renovation. The realtors' body will primarily fund the interior restoration of the Art Deco-style building through a city-based architecture firm, while KMC will oversee the external civil work and monitor restoration under its Heritage Committee's guidance. Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim lauded the effort as a 'noble initiative to restore the city's built heritage," appreciating CREDAI's active participation. 'We are happy to see our members step up for a landmark like Roxy, and we hope this collaboration creates a lasting impact," he said. view comments First Published: July 23, 2025, 19:30 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
