MUMBAI: Two developers and three workers have been penalised by police in a span of four days for violating guidelines on noise pollution. The action has been taken under the Bombay Police Act against ongoing construction work at Chembur and Andheri (W) following complaints from residents.Mumbai police chief Sanjay Pandey recently held meetings with developers…
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Mumbai: After 2 quiet years, din was high this year on 10th day – Times of India
MUMBAI: After two Covid years which recorded low noise levels due to the low-key celebrations, this year’s festivity with drums, conical loudspeakers and banjos once again brought back the deafening levels of the immersion day.The highest noise level of 120.2dB (decibels) was recorded at Opera House beyond midnight, reveals Sumaira Abdulali of Aawaz Foundation who…
Mumbai: After two years of muted festivities, noise levels rise – ToI
MUMBAI: After two years of muted festivities in the shadow of the pandemic, noise pollution again increased to deafening levels with the use of drums, conical loudspeakers, and banjos increased noise levels on the fifth day of Ganpati idol immersions.On Sunday, the highest noise level of 115.6 decibel (dB) was recorded at the Babulnath corner…
Police to formulate guidelines on loudspeaker use: home min – ToI
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…
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…
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…
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…
Mumbai: ‘Noise levels plunged in lockdown’
MUMBAI: As cars stayed off roads and Mumbaikars at home during Covid-19, noise levels plunged to below 61 decibels (dB), the NGO, Awaaz Foundation, reported. It measured noise levels in residential and commercial areas, including Bandra, Dadar and Mohammed Ali Road, during the year. The report said pre-lockdown decibel levels, consisting mainly of traffic noise,…
Mumbai: Noise levels during festivals now at their lowest – Times of India
In the decade since Noise Rules were revised by the Union environment ministry in 2010, the anti-noise campaign has become a citizens’ movement, even prompting the police to thank Mumbaikars for making our city quieter at the end of this year’s festival season. The courts played a significant role in ensuring implementation of the Rules,…