Vasco
Vasco MLA Krishna Salkar on Tuesday said Vasco would be the first municipality in the State to be free from advertising banners.
Salkar was speaking to reporters after distributing sanction letters of Laadli Laxmi to beneficiaries in the presence of Vasco BJP Mandal President Deepak Naik, Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC) Vice Chairperson Amay Chopdekar, Councillors Shami Salkar, Girish Borker and others.
“We have seen banners all over the city and I also have been putting my banners. However, many people put banners all over the place and without any permissions. Sometimes, these banners are placed at such locations that block visibility and even cause accidents. They also cause pollution because the flex cannot be recycled. These advertising banners also make the city look very shabby,” said Salkar.
“The MMC also does not seem to earn any revenue while the city also looks ugly and this is why I have requested the MMC to stop allowing banners and set an example by being the first city which will be banner-free. We plan to identify 2-3 spots where there is no hindrance to and only these spots can be used for advertising.”
Vasco BJP Mandal President Deepak Naik welcomed the move to make Vasco the first municipality in State to be banner-free.
“Some cities like Chandigarh have gone banner-free and the city looks neat and clean. We have seen that in Vasco, people don’t always seek permission and just put their banners anywhere they want and we have decided to take the point in the council meeting and take a resolution to make the city banner-free.”
“We are also trying to identify 2-3 spots as dedicated advertising points and advertising at these places will also have higher charges so that the MMC can generate revenue as well from advertising. We are also trying to insist on banners made of cloth materials,” said Naik.
