DW BUREAU In a swift action Powercom staff here today removed flex boards installed by political parties and other commercial concerns from the electricity poles. Some parties and traders objected to Powercom's action, but without any obstruction power men went on to remove the flex boards from poles and loaded it in a truck and told the trader that they could take these back from the office if needed. The incharge of the city electricity supply feeder Er Gurmail Singh said that a few days ago local police administration had asked us to remove the flex boards and we informed about it on the public information system. After the end of the warning period we removed the flex boards. Senior Executive Engineer Rajesh Kumar told Daily World that police had informed the department that close circuit cameras were installed on the different sites in the city to check crime but these cameras got hidden behind the flex boards due to which cameras could not capture the clear images in case of crimes. In such a situation it created a great hurdle in conducting the investigation. It is worth mentioning here that the property of the Powercom is being misused for advertisement by the political parties and commercial concerns without paying a penny. Rajesh Kumar Xen said we charge annual rent from the cable and other networks companies but flex boards and paste bills are pasted unauthorisedly which was not acceptable. He urged the political parties and traders not to use electricity poles for advertisement purposes. (editor@dailyworld.in)