The Forest Department has cautioned people and businesses in Mysuru against using nails to affix banners and commercial hoardings on trees as it would stunt their growth.
Authorities want all existing advertisement boards, flexes, banners, commercial hoardings of any size, cables, wires that are nailed to trees to be removed by February 15 failing which legal action would be initiated against the advertisers as per the law.
The Forest Department has said that there have been instances of trees suffering damage while electricity wires have caused bird and animal deaths due to electrocution.