Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagar Palike has set the dead line of August 31 for advertising agencies to remove unauthorised hoardings in Bangalore city.

The Palike in a release said that a large number of unauthorised hoardings  have been put up in the City and if they are not removed within the deadline, they will be removed by the Mahanagara Palike in a special drive, to be launched on September 1.

Moreover, penalty will be levied on those  agencies which fail to remove hoardings with the dead line. The Palike has also asked advertising agencies to display registration number and period for which permission has been granted beneath each hoarding.