Small advertisers protest outside GHMC office against proposed ban on advertisement hoardings

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A ample fig of advertisement bureau owners organised a objection successful beforehand of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC)’s office connected Friday, protesting against the government’s reported determination for imposing a prohibition against advertisement hoardings successful the tri-commissionerate country encompassing GHMC, Cyberabad Municipal Corporation and Malkajgiri Municipal Corporation.

Already, a prohibition connected advertisement hoardings supra 15 feet successful tallness exists successful the areas covered by the erstwhile GHMC. It was imposed successful 2020, pursuing illness of a unipole sidesplitting 2 persons. Unconfirmed reports are circulating present astir a caller advertisement argumentation connected the drafting board.

“After the prohibition was imposed, we tiny advertisers moved to areas extracurricular GHMC, and continued our concern there. Now, each those areas are merged with GHMC, and authorities is reasoning of applying the prohibition crossed the city,” said K. Ramesh, wide caput of the Association.

Accusing the authorities of trying to payment large players connected the advertizing industry, Mr. Ramesh said a ample fig of tiny advertisers and their families volition beryllium deed by the decision.

“We powerfully petition and request the authorities to see rooftop hoardings successful the upcoming caller argumentation with restricted sizes and regulated tallness limits,” helium demanded, seeking a broad advertisement argumentation by the authorities allowing adjacent playing crushed for each the advertisers irrespective of their marketplace standing.

Published - February 20, 2026 08:03 p.m. IST

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