KDMC Hoarding Probe Finds Nearly 400 Illegal Structures, Civic Body Faces ₹60 Crore Revenue Loss Over Tender Lapses
Kalyan: Nearly 400 of the 600 hoardings installed across the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) limits have been found to be unauthorized, while the civic body is estimated to have suffered a revenue loss of ₹50–60 crore due to the absence of a competitive tendering process for hoarding contracts since 2014. No Fresh Tender For Hoarding Contracts In Over A Decade The findings have…
A probe by the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) has uncovered nearly 400 unauthorized hoarding installations across the city limits. The civic body is expected to have lost between ₹50-60 crore in potential revenue over the past decade due to a lack of competitive tendering for hoarding contracts since 2014. The committee, headed by Corporator Deepesh Mhatre, determined that the KDMC could have earned ₹10-15 crore annually from hoarding advertisements if proper procedures had been followed.
Unauthorized LED displays and billboard-like structures have been installed in prime locations including major roads, busy intersections and railway station peripheries. More than 100 hoarding operators had applied for permits to install 100-square-foot adverts, but field inspections revealed many erected 200-square-foot structures without informing the authority.
The committee questioned why unauthorized structures persisted in high-value locations without administrative oversight. Only 30 of nearly 400 illegal hoardings have applied for regularization, with Deputy Commissioner Vandana Gulve stating that all illegal hoardings within municipal limits will face action.
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