India, May 18 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has identified eight billboards along Tilak Bridge in Dadar East that don't have requisite permits. All eight belong to Ego Media Pvt Ltd, the same agency that owned the illegal hoarding that collapsed on a petrol pump in Ghatkopar on May 13, killing 16 people and injuring 74 others.

On Friday, the BMC issued a notice to Central Railway (CR) and Western Railway (WR), directing them to remove all oversized hoardings within three days. These hoardings are located on Government Railway Police land adjoining BMC roads, private land, and structures. The removal is aimed at avoiding potential disasters and ensuring public safety.

The notice, invoking the Disaster Management Act (20...