With all due respect to BBMP, such really well intentioned announcements have come at least twice in last two-three years.

Getting rid of political hoardings is definitely not a super tough job. I say this because election commission managed to do it - city was free of ugly posters during Lok Sabha elections (btw, I have had a minor accident as welll with one such thing falling off of a pole). Why did EC manage to do it? Two reasons perhaps 1) penalty is clear, and parties are watching for each other to make the mistakes 2) they are seen to be impartial

If you ask BBMP, they would say (I am quoting one official, not verbatim) - "how can you get rid of each and everything, if you want to fine, how will you prove who put up what hoardings". Sort of true in theory - I can go around put up hoardings in your name. But EC did do the job.

As you say Vinod, the solution probably is in tapping into this "demand" for outdoor advertizing. Why kill this demand via enforcement which BBMP can anyway not afford?

Outsource upkeep of certain stretches? Outsourcer makes money on advertizing, and maintans roads and pavements in return? I am not talking PPP, simple outsourcing arrangements.

Or, BBMP can manage outdoor advertizing itself. But its stand has been fluctuating. Remember last year when there was a ban, and then a roll back.

Attaining perfect cleanliness would be impossible, because partly its our problem also. Those paying guest posters would not go for a generation because those who paste them never see anything wrong with doing such things. Go to marathahalli/Kundalahalli Sunday afteroons (I have seen them put political hoardings then, 3pm types), or Weekday night, 10.30 pm types (paying guest posters) if you want to meet th guys who actually 'bell the cat'.

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Film posters and ugly graffiti bothering you? It is all about to change as city roads will undergo a makeover with vibrant colours and themes. The BBMP’s initiative to add colour and make the walls in the city look more lively and attractive has just begun.  more here

I beleive this a good initiative, these can also be very educative.   Even the BMTC can help by painting the walls near bus stops with painting of public transportation benefits etc. 

Regards,

vinod

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Source: Deccan herald Acting tough over the defacing of public properties by sticking film posters, the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike has sounded a “Hushaar”(Beware) sort of warning to Amarnath Hegde, producer of the Kannada film ‘Hushaar’ and five other film producers. The Palike has lodged police complaints against these producers at the Upparpet police station. Besides Hegde, cases have been registered against producers Arjun Sarja of “Vaayuputra,” Ramesh of “Jugari,” B N Pawan Kumar of “Cheluvina Chilipili,” R Anusuya of “Chamkaysi Chindi Udaisi” and B P Thyagaraj of “Ullasa Utsaha.” A few months ago, the BBMP Commissioner Bharatlal Meena had warned the film producers and other commercial establishments not to paste or paint the government walls, to promote their movies or products. He had warned stringent action against such people. However, the message was apparently not taken seriously by the film producers. Finally, the BBMP engineer lodged a complaint with the Upparpet police, who registered a case under sections 3 and 8 of the Karnataka Open Places Disfigurement Act. A BBMP engineer said at a time when the Palike was beautifying the city by painting the walls with sceneries and places of tourist interest in Karnataka, these film producers continued to disfigure the public place by sticking film posters. On the other hand sources in the Karnataka Film Chambers of Commerce and Industries said that they are compelled to stick posters at public places as they are not given space elsewhere. They said that they would protest and demand for space in public places for publicity.

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