Updated On: 11 January, 2025 07:06 AM IST | Mumbai | Sameer Surve
Activists claim civic body dragging feet to protect political posters; Railways, MMRDA object to revenue-sharing plan

The BMC has also put restrictions on the size of hoardings, limiting them to 40 feet by 40 feet. File pic/Ashish Raje
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has yet to decide on the hoarding policy, which was published in August 2024. This policy aims to put restrictions on both illegal and legal hoardings. Following the hoarding collapse in Ghatkopar on May 13, 2024, which killed 17 and injured 75, the BMC formulated the draft policy for hoardings in August.
The BMC received 386 suggestions and objections. The Railway Authority and Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority also submitted objections over the policy, as BMC suggested revenue sharing on hoardings published on these agencies’ land.