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The civic body has already asked the railway authorities to remove these hoardings immediately to avoid any mishap in the future. After the incident, the BMC took a review of oversize billboards that needed to be removed for the safety of citizens.
The District Disaster Management Authority for Mumbai City had directed the GRP commissioner to remove these eight oversized hoardings as they could endanger lives.
BMC tells rail and police officials it is mandatory to take its permission for hoardings even if it is on their land
Arthur Bridge at Chinchpokli, Olivant Bridge at Mazgaon and S Bridge of Byculla are good to go for another 10-15 years
BJP leader Kirit Somaiya alleged that the Government Railway Police (GRP) granted permission for four additional "illegal" hoardings in Mumbai's Dadar to the company involved in the Ghatkopar billboard collapse. Bhavesh Bhinde, director of the advertising firm, was apprehended in Rajasthan and brought back to Mumbai. Somaiya criticized the lack of transparency in the tender process for the hoardings and claimed irregularities.