M Balasubramani
Poster menace is back to haunt residents of the suburbs. Everywhere you turn, you can see film posters and advertisements covering walls and compounds.
Dhinesh, a resident of Vengaivasal, said, “There was a respite from such posters for some time but they are back now. At any given place, there are at least 50 of them. They spoil the beauty of the neighbourhood.”
It is the bus terminus/stops that are the most targeted, with the ones at Medavakkam, Santhoshapuram and Gowriwakkam being a few of the affected places, so to say.
Talking to News Today, an MTC official at Medavakkam bus terminus, said, “We try to remove the posters from the bus stop but they keep doing the same activity again. They do this during the early morning hours. They did not even spare the timekeeper booth. There is only so much we can do.”
These posters also lead to cattle menace, as the animals come to eat them, thereby causing inconvenience for commuters.
Tamilselvam, a passenger, suggested that since posters clearly say who they belong to, they should be issued a warning and if the same continues, heavy fines should be imposed.