“We have removed stickers and posters that were illegally pasted on pillars of Metro Line 6 near IIT Bombay. We would like to appeal to the people to avoid pasting any kind of posters or stickers on the pillars of the under-construction line,” said an MMRDA official
The Metro line 6 will connect Swami Samarth Nagar at Lokhandwala Complex in Andheri West to Vikhroli
On June 6, mid-day had reported about how political workers have erected banners at the under-construction line 6 near Powai and IIT Bombay signal
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According to the Metro Railways Act of 2002, putting up posters of any activity involving defacing of Metro properties is an offence and is punishable with a six-month imprisonment or a fine of Rs 1,000
On May 23, mid-day also highlighted about banners defacing the pillars of Andheri to Dahisar Metro Line 7 and Dahisar D N Nagar Metro Line 2A
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