In an attempt to control the nuisance caused by passengers speaking loudly on their mobile phones or inflicting their music on other commuters by failing to use earphones, the Railways has now instructed its on-board train staff including ticket checkers, the RPF, catering and coach attendants to enter coaches and ask passengers to maintain public…
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Noise pollution from honking: The need for an enforcement drive – Times of India
The year 2022 may become a turning point when noise from honking finally becomes a mainstream enforcement drive of the Mumbai Police. Recently, the fines for honking and noise pollution were doubled by a notification to the Maharashtra Motor Vehicles Rules. The ‘Road Safety Month’ observed by the transport and police departments mid-January to mid-February…
Indian Medical Association 11th-12th December 2021
Mumbai witnessing steady decline in festival noise? – Times of India
Twenty years ago, people laughed when I spoke of the ill effects of noise pollution. Your ideas are elitist, they said. Indians love noise. Since then, First Information Reports filed by the Police on noise pollution under the Environment Protection Act have become the second highest (after wildlife) environmental crime in Maharashtra. In 2016, a…
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First training session of Maharashtra Traffic Police on Noise Pollution – October 2021
Horn? Not okay, please!
Noise can drive Jayraj Salgaonkar, co-founder, editor and publisher of almanac Kalnirnay, up the wall. “I’ve always been extremely sensitive to sound,” he says, adding that a loud sound is akin to an electric shock. Silverware clashing or a remote control dropping to the floor are enough to leave him startled. It’s the reason why…
Mumbai sees quietest idol processions in 18 years: NGO
MUMBAI: Ganpati immersion processions this year were even quieter than 2020, with almost no loudspeakers or any other noisy instruments observed, anti-noise campaigner Awaaz Foundation stated in a report.On Sunday, a temple bell was rung continuously by one procession near the Haji Ali immersion point and horns were constantly blown at other places. The highest…
Mumbai: Noise levels during Ganesh Chaturthi lowest in 18 years at 93.1dB
Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Mumbai celebrated its quietest Ganesh Chaturthi in 18 years, according to an observational noise monitoring exercise carried out by city-based advocacy group Awaaz Foundation on September 19. Noise levels during the final day of celebrations this year touched a high of 93.1 decibels (dB) as opposed to 100.7dB during the entire…