Naked Chennai

Looks ‘naked’ now! Naked because, after having worn the rich costumes and jewelry and all the attires that a beautiful person requires and can possibly wear and think of (let’s forget the gender here because the requirements of a lady or a gent were all available in plenty in this context) being handy and in the air for so long, when they are removed. What I am talking about are the large, larger and largest advertisement hoardings that Chennai had till the last week of April 2008 in every possible nook and corner. I just wonder what was the sudden provocation for the authorities to work overtime and get them removed in such a hurry. As far as my knowledge goes, welding machines and cutters are avoided during night. But the metallic structures were removed working overtime during the night. The removals of these have caused lot of inconvenience to the road users and have damaged many a trees (take the case of ex-drive in Woodlands). Is it the Corporation who is going to encash the large amount scrap that is generated in this process? The way they are removed and transported gives much room to suspect it. In the hurry in which it is removed, the stubs of the metal poles that were erected stick out precariously, having cut it few inches above the ground level.