Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) initiates poster-free day every month

In a bid to clean up the city before the Commonwealth Games, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Wednesday announced a poster-free day every month when teams will go around the capital clearing posters off walls and lamp posts.

Talking about the initiative, Delhi mayor Kanwar Sain said: 'From today, there will be a poster free day every month when MCD employees will go all out removing posters in various parts of the city.

'Besides, people will be sensitised not to stick bills and pamphlets in public places so that the city is not given an ugly look,' Sain told IANS.

According to Sain, offenders may be fined Rs.50,000 or jailed for a year.

'To keep the city clean of posters and hoardings is not an advisory. It is a compulsory order to be adhered by all. Only authorized spaces sold legally by the MCD will be allowed for putting up posters and banners,' he added.

The drive, Sain added, will be a regular feature.

'Not just for the Commonwealth Games, we want that anyone who visits Delhi finds the city beautiful and clean,' he said.