Proliferation of posters, banners at public areas ‘visual pollution’ — Council
KUCHING:
Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) have cleared a total of 187 posters
advertising money lending services as well as 10 illegally put-up
banners at Third Mile Maong Bazaar, Jalan Batu Kawah, Jalan Dogan, Jalan
Arang and Jalan Penrissen here.
However
according to SUPP Public Complaints Bureau chief Wilfred Yap, the
problem has been a persisting one despite regular removal exercises by
its enforcement officers.
“It’s time for a more stringent action. These banners and posters are being haphazardly put up on trees, sign boards, lamp poles and public areas – causing visual pollution and are against the very effort by the government to create a cleaner and greener living environment,” he said in a press statement yesterday, adding that the council and SUPP would raise the issue to relevant authorities.
Among other things, they would call for offenders putting up these illegal posters and banners to pay for the removal costs and be prosecuted to the full extent of the law so as to serve as deterrence to others.
Amendments, Yap added, should also be made on relevant laws in increasing the penalty against those violating them.
MPP enforcement officers removing a poster during a recent patrol.
“It’s time for a more stringent action. These banners and posters are being haphazardly put up on trees, sign boards, lamp poles and public areas – causing visual pollution and are against the very effort by the government to create a cleaner and greener living environment,” he said in a press statement yesterday, adding that the council and SUPP would raise the issue to relevant authorities.
Among other things, they would call for offenders putting up these illegal posters and banners to pay for the removal costs and be prosecuted to the full extent of the law so as to serve as deterrence to others.
Amendments, Yap added, should also be made on relevant laws in increasing the penalty against those violating them.
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