Coimbatore: in the city company canceled the agreement with a private advertising agency, more than 45 days after the installation of electronic display boards in 30 locations, so far no board has been
Instead, the new planks are installed in multiple parts of the city, including the cemetery of the company School PN Pudur on Panka Jamir Road and the office of Kuniyamuthur company.
However, the contractor, Skyrams outdoor advertising, TOI, India Private Limited, said in contact that the Madras High Court revoked the cancellation order in the third week of February, and subsequently, under the agreement, they started installing electronic boards on the company's land.
On January 30, then company Commissioner K Vijayakarthikeyan issued a notice stating that the agreement signed with the contractor on February 15, 2018 was canceled due to breach of the conditions of the agreement.
"As the contractor failed to comply with the guidelines of the Tamil Nadu city local agency on hoarding permits and the rules for collecting and collecting advertising taxes, an official said:" The agreement was canceled, the contractor was given 15 days to dismantle the board. ".
Instead, several boards appeared throughout the city.
"About a month ago, an electronic board was installed at the cemetery on Maruthamalai Road.
Within a few days it was removed and it came up again. "Dhandapani, the owner of the area, said.
Activist K. Kathirmathiyon asked, "How did the contractor install the board on the company's land without the company's knowledge?
Why wouldn't the company want to remove the board despite several orders?
"On the other hand, Ram Mohan, who is performing work for the company, said that the Madras High Court revoked the cancellation order under their appeal and agreement and that the company should facilitate the approval of the collector that installed the display board.
"According to the agreement, we can only install wooden boards on the company's land, which is why we have been installing wooden boards in the cemetery and on the grounds of the company's school.
After the election date was announced, the company asked us to show the campaign to raise awareness of the election, "he said.
Kathirmathiyon pointed out that according to the road conference in India (IRC)
Spec, light ads that should not be allowed to move like e-ads on the road, as it may distract commuters.
"The high court has directed a ban on the installation of digital billboards on roads," he added . ".
Dhandapani also claimed that the lights lit from the board distracted the attention of the commuter, resulting in non-
A fatal accident occurred in the area.
In response, Ram Mohan said, "the IRC specification only prohibits the display of videos rather than images.
We only display images.
"When TOI repeatedly tried to obtain the company version of the contractor's statement, officials did not answer the phone.
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