Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) held a meeting with hoarding agencies and directed its staff to pull down illegal, unauthorised hoardings to prevent a repeat of the Ghatkopar incident. On May 13, 2024, a huge hoarding in the Ghatkopar suburb of Mumbai collapsed following heavy rains. 17 people were killed, and more than 75 were injured.

A similar incident occurred in Pune’s Moshi area, where several people were injured due to hoardings. In the Ghatkopar case, the billboard fell onto a petrol station, crushing vehicles and people seeking shelter from the rain. The hurried meeting was called in after the weather bureau alerted of heavy to very heavy rainfall in the coming days. The authority ordered urgent removal of unauthorised hoardings.