India, Sept. 24 -- Accepting the Justice (Retired) Dilip Bhosale committee report on the Ghatkopar hoarding collapse case, the state cabinet on Tuesday decided to implement a stricter policy for hoardings with regard to specifications, size and fixing responsibility on the officials concerned. The new policy, which will incorporate all the recommendations of the committee, will supersede all existing hoardings policies, and urban local bodies will soon be asked to crack the whip on the illegal hoardings in their jurisdiction.

The Bhosale committee's 650-page report was submitted to chief minister Devendra Fadnvis on May 7. The government then appointed another committee under I S Chahal, additional chief secretary, home, to brainstorm on...