India, May 16 -- In the wake of the Mumbai hoarding tragedy On Tuesday, the State government's disaster management department issued an advisory to all municipal corporations and district disaster management authorities to take appropriate action and audit the hoardings in urban and highway areas to prevent tragic incidents.

They also appealed that all corporations must advise citizens not to stop near billboards during natural disasters to avoid accidents caused by falling hoardings.

Based on the advisory, PMRDA commissioner Rahul Mahiwal conducted a meeting on Wednesday and took the decision to open a tender and give a work order as early as possible for taking action on illegal hoardings in PMRDA jurisdiction.

Reacting to the develo...