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With noise levels as high as 129dB, Mahim residents face severe challenges due to construction work
Mumbai: Residents of 2nd Cross Road in Mahim, just a few lanes ahead of St Michael’s Church, are being subjected to noise levels as high as 129dB coming from a nearby construction site. One of the residents who has been severely affected is Penelope Tong, a fieldwork supervisor at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences…
Mumbai Police to accept data from any noise monitoring app for violation complaints
In a public address on March 12, Pandey also mentioned that he has held meetings with major developers in the city and instructed them to install noise cutters around construction sites by March 31. Mumbai: As part of a newly launched campaign to tackle noise pollution in the city, the Mumbai Police will now accept…
The Lady With The Audiometer: Environmentalist Sumaira Abdulali’s Meticulous Fight Against Noise Pollution
Sumaira Abdulali is an eminent environmentalist, renowned for raising voice against under-recognised, severe environmental issues such as noise pollution and sand mining. Despite Mumbai being one of the noisiest cities in the world, Abdulali faced a great number of challenges in highlighting the health hazards posed by noise pollution. She also brought to light the…
Mumbai sues for peace as construction sites hit senses
MUMBAI: With a record 2,500 building approvals given by BMC last year totalling 15 crore sq ft of built-up area, citizens are increasingly complaining about dust and noise pollution in the city’s residential neighbourhoods. Early this week, police commissioner Sanjay Pandey said police stations must register such complaints from citizens.Mahim resident Penelope Tong, field work…
Second training session Maharashtra traffic police on Noise PollutionMarch 2022
Third training session Maharashtra traffic police on Noise Pollution – March 2022
To hear for life, listen with care
Today is World Hearing Day 2022, and this is the World Health Organisation’s theme this year. It “will focus on the importance and means of hearing loss prevention through safe listening.”Globally, one in four or 2.5 billion people will lose hearing by 2050 according to the first-ever WHO Report on World Hearing Heath launched on…
The perils of ‘Horn Ok Please’: Noise, speeding and rash driving
By Sumaira Abdulali | Jan 31, 2022 The Maharashtra government recently doubled the fines on honking. Reducing noise from traffic is important to ensure road safety in India which has the highest numbers of road accident deaths in the world A shrill horn pierced my eardrums. I jumped: It sounded like a truck was upon…