India, Aug. 30 -- As illegal hoardings continue to mushroom across the Pune Metropolitan Region (PMR) despite repeated appeals from the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA), the PMRDA has undertaken a survey of all such billboards in Chakan and will take strict action against the same in the coming week.

Pune metropolitan commissioner Yogesh Mhase on Friday informed that the survey is underway in Chakan to ease traffic congestion and warned of strict action against illegal hoardings and constructions in the coming week. Due to encroachments, frequent traffic jams are troubling commuters in the Chakan Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) area. Mhase appealed to citizens and businesses to remove encroachm...