Kathmandu, Aug. 18 -- As part of its 'renewed city' beautification campaign targeting Visit Nepal 2020, the Kathmandu Metropolitan City has announced it will remove hoarding boards and billboards from rooftops of all public and private spaces in the Capital.

Illegally installed hoarding boards and billboards on road intersections and rooftops of public and private spaces have long been contributing to visual pollution in the city.

Dhanapati Sapkota, chief of City Police, said the drive to remove hoarding boards will start from the first week of September, mainly along those routes that see more tourist movements.

According to Sapkota, the metropolitan city has already published a notice requesting advertisers and house owners to remove...