Mumbai After two moderate seasons through the past lockdown years, the political class is going all out encouraging citizens to celebrate Ganeshotsav with sheer pomp and fervour. It has underscored brand Hindutva no less, with large advertisements emblazoned on the city’s BEST buses. The maximum noise limit in a residential area has been placed at…
Category: Noise Pollution
As politicians squabble over loudspeakers, an appeal for quiet on International Noise Awareness Day – Scroll.in
Gods Against Noise is a campaign first started by Awaaz Foundation in 2016 to appeal to followers of all religions to advocate silence over noise. Every religion speaks of the beauty and peace of finding enlightenment, shanti, moksha or heaven. Almost every religion exhorts its followers to seek inner peace and hear the voice of…
Noise Pollution: When will the government wake up? – Forbes India
Despite the well-established adverse effects of noise pollution on human health and life, widespread breach of decibel levels continues unabated In Mumbai, a luxury skyscraper coming up next door digs deep into the bedrock. Metal crushes rock, even while under-construction buildings like this one advertise happy children, blue skies and birdsong. The advertisements say nothing…
Noise pollution is a health menace; don’t politicise it! – Times of India
MUMBAI: All religions advocate silence over noise. Every religion speaks of the beauty and peace of finding enlightenment, shanti, moksha, or heaven. Almost every religion exhorts its followers to seek inner silence and hear the inner voice of God in quietude and tranquillity. Ironically, loudspeakers that increase decibel levels to beyond safe or legal limits…
Mumbai: More than 200 motorists penalised in 9 days for needless honking – ToI
MUMBAI: More than 200 motorists have been penalised by the traffic police for needless honking in a span of nine days. The police also cracked down on 124 motorcyclists, during the same period, for using modified silencers. As a standard operating procedure, the police will now be seizing such motorcycles, removing their modified silencers and…
Police to formulate guidelines on loudspeaker use: home min – ToI
Dainik Bhaskar Article
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…