Category: Noise Pollution
Lokmat Article
Lokmat Article
How coronavirus aided Mumbai’s anti-noise pollution campaign
Mumbai Mirror / Jan 11, 2021, 06.00 AM IST In the true indomitable spirit of Mumbai in a crisis, the ye By Sumaira Abdulali In the true indomitable spirit of Mumbai in a crisis, the year of the pandemic discovered new ways to engage with traditional practices during festivals. Alongside economic and personal catastrophe, we…
Noise from new year renovations puts neighbourly tolerance to test
The only drums that Kanjurmarg-based music producer Abhimanyu Saha seems worried about these days are the ones in his ears. Unlike the continuous soundtrack of trains supplied by the railway station near his home, he finds it hard to tune out the shrill, high-frequency, metal-against-metal sound that has been rudely invading his consciousness through the…
Green Crackers
Even in lockdown yr, noise levels stay above cut off
MUMBAI: As vehicles were off the roads and people were cooped up in their homes through most of 2020, the city did become a quieter place compared to the year before, but noise levels at several of the 10 monitored locations remained above permissible limits.1According to Central Pollution Control Board data presented earlier this week…
Ban loudspeakers on all religious places – Times Now Marathi
Religious places loudspeakers should be removed says Awaaz Foundation – Sakal
After drop during Covid-19 lockdown, noise pollution in Mumbai on the rise in December
Noise pollution levels had dropped significantly during the lockdown but have picked up since restrictions were lifted in September, according to measurements by the Awaaz Foundation.The foundation measured noise levels in residential and commercial areas of Mumbai, including Bandra, SV Road, Dadar and Mohammed Ali Road during the year.Before a statewide lockdown was announced in…