The Lusaka City Council, LCC, today removed some illegally placed billboards on Lusaka’s Nasser road, which are said to be posing a danger to motorists.
The local authority said the development is part of efforts by the Council to help reduce cases of traffic accidents caused due to wrongly placed billboards.
LCC Public Relations Manager, Chanda Makanta, said the Council will continue to remove billboards on other roads and high ways that are in deplorable conditions as they pose a danger to both motorists and pedestrians.
She defended the Council’s action saying it has the mandate to help ensure a clean environment in line with the ‘Keep Zambia Clean’ launched by late President, Levy Mwanawasa.
Mrs. Makanta disclosed this in a phone interview with ZANIS in Lusaka today.
She has since urged people who are intending to mount billboards to consult the local authority, in order to be advised on where to erect bill boards in accordance with the sizes and nature to avoid inconveniences.
Mrs. Makanka said it is illegal to cut down trees without the consent of the Council especially at sites where billboards are to be placed.
She further warned that perpetrators defying Council orders risked their billboards being removed as soon as they are spotted.
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The news is not hot LT.
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Who erected the boards in the first place? They should be fined. It’s good that LCC is monitoring order and cleanliness in the city. We don’t want a chaotic state of affairs in Lusaka.
The council should ensure that the costs for the removal of illegally erected billboards is passed on to the companies involed in these adverts. After all, the council charges per every billboard that is put up. The other way would be to instruct the offending advertisers to remove the billboards whilst in the meantime charging them the levy per each day that passes until it is removed. Let us not forget that billboards are a source of income for the councils so the local authority should take a lot of interest.
This is progressive and thanks LT for publishing it. Health and safety should be a priority
About time this was done.Some of these billboadds, in Lusaka to be specific are too big and congested in one area. One would be prompted to think they are watching a Nigerian Movie.
Some billboards are just an eyesore.
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