Tiruchi Corporation has so far removed 334 flag posts of various political parties as part of enforcement of model code of conduct of Election Commission.
Most of the flag posts had been installed without permission. Besides, several of them occupied public space on important streets and corners.
The directive to remove the flagposts from District Election Officer cum Returning Officer of Tiruchi constituency S. Sivarasu vame after he received complaints.
Revenue, Corporation and Highways officials fanned out to different parts of the city, including Srirangam, Thiruvanaikoil, Golden Rock, Woraiyur, Bheema Nagar. Edamalaipattipudur, Palakkarai, Ariyamangalam and Thiruverumbur, to remove the flag posts.
A senior Corporation official said most of the flag posts were removed with the cooperation of the respective political parties. Upon instructions, the officebearers of the parties removed the flag posts themselves.
Until Wednesday, a total of 334 flag posts had been removed.
He said zonal officers had been asked to verify whether all flag posts had been removed. The political parties, which were yet to remove their flags, should remove them immediately.