Flex banners near roads pose threat to lives in Kothagudem

Putting up flex banners on main thoroughfares without permission has become a menace in Kothagudem Municipal Corporation.

It has become a regular practice for activists of various political parties, caste-based organisations, and people’s groups to display flex banners, hoardings, and party flags on road dividers, road turns, and even at traffic signals whenever their leaders visit the town.

Speaking to media reporter, advocate Sadiq Pasha said activists were even displaying banners covering the Telangana Martyrs Memorial at the Kothagudem bus stand centre, showing no respect for the



martyrs. Such banners have become a regular sight on footpaths near the railway underbridge and in congested traffic areas.

These flex banners and flags not only cause inconvenience to the public but also pose a danger to two-wheeler riders. Two cars collided at a road turn near Sujatha Nagar on the Kothagudem-Khammam road on Thursday due to a large banner put up at the turning, he noted.

He said he had submitted a petition to the Kothagudem Municipal Commissioner requesting that permission should not be given to install banners at traffic junctions and key locations just for revenue generation.