India, March 8 -- The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) on Friday told the Bombay high court that it had acted against 44 hoardings in February 2025 that were found to be flouting the established norms, out of which 31 were removed.

The TMC submission was a response to an earlier order from the court directing the civic body to submit an affidavit detailing the action taken against illegal hoardings, following the Ghatkopar hoarding collapse incident.

The court had then reprimanded the civic body for its lackadaisical approach in addressing the issue of unauthorised hoardings in the city and had ordered it to submit its plans to resolve the issue.

In its affidavit submitted before the court on Friday, TMC submitted that it had received...