Commercial billboards The legislation on the issue dissuades, prohibits display on NH within state, requiring a distance of 40 meters. This provision is observed more in breach, with authorities turning a blind eye, These commercial advertisement boards are not only an eyesore , disfiguring the sky line, but also distracts the motorists, blocking their vision leading to avoidable serious accidents,. Very often the advertisers, owners do not even have mandatory licence from concerned authorities in the Panchayat and municipal limits, requiring payment of fees from the licencee, These violators need not be warned, but the display boards be confiscated, taken down and fined for the costs involved The advertisers do not also confirm to restrictions on heights, advertisers name , period and licence details
In most of the western countries this nuisance is not permitted so blatantly, but advertisers resort to newspapers for publicity At least the existing regulations be enforced rigorously and defaulters made to feel the pain with stiff penalties ,which will be a discouragement to such vision obstructing, dangerous vandalizing of sky line Nelson Lopes Chinchinim