Awaaz Foundation
  • Welcome
  • Noise Pollution
    • What you can do
    • Loudspeaker and Festival Noise Reports
    • Traffic Noise
    • Railway Noise
    • Construction Noise
    • Urban helipads
    • Urban planning, noise mapping, noise barriers
    • Silence Zones
    • Rules and Court Orders
    • Advocacy with Government
    • Awareness Campaigns
    • Publications and Resources
    • News
  • Sand Mining
    • Site visits
    • Public Interest Litigation
    • Advocacy and Awareness
    • Representations to Government
    • Publications and Resources
    • News Features
    • Sand Mining News
    • Alternatives to sand
    • United Nations
    • Government of India Rules
    • Government of Maharashtra Rules
  • Other Projects
    • Climate Change >
      • Climate Change News
    • Air Pollution >
      • Reports on Air Pollution
      • Advocacy and Awareness
      • Representations to Government
      • News Air Pollution
    • Firecrackers >
      • Reports on firecrackers
      • Firecracker Supreme Court Orders
      • News
    • Stone quarrying or recycling debris >
      • Representations to Government
      • News
    • Alibag Solid Waste Management >
      • Kihim Beach Clean up
      • SWM Rules
      • News
    • Climate Change News
    • Sawantwadi-Dodamarg Wildlife Corridor >
      • Public Interest Litigation
      • Notifications and Committees
      • Representations to Government
      • News
    • MITRA (Movement against Intimidation, Threat and Violence against Activists) >
      • Public Interest Litigation
      • Representations to Government
      • Resources and Publications
      • MITRA News
    • Eco friendly Festivals >
      • Holi colours testing
      • Origami Ganesh
    • Light Pollution >
      • News Light Pollution
    • Oil Spills >
      • Oil Spills on Alibag Beaches
      • News Oil Spills
    • Coastal Road and Development Plan >
      • News
    • Urban Trees >
      • Public Interest Litigation
      • Representations to Government
      • Publications and Presentations
      • News
    • Anti Smoking >
      • Public Interest Litigation
    • Miscellaneous News
  • #AWAAZFORACTION
    • Published Columns -ForbesIndia, Toi etc >
      • Forbes India
      • Times of India
      • Mumbai Mirror
      • Other Publications
      • Hindi Translations
      • Marathi Translations
    • TEDx Talks
    • Presentations, Talks, Seminars
    • News Features
    • Press
    • Books
    • #AWAAZFORACTION PUBLICATIONS
    • #AWAAZFORACTION WEBINARS >
      • Honking and Road Safety
    • #AWAAZFORACTION VIDEOS
    • Documentaries
    • Interviews and Features
    • Television
    • Awareness Campaigns
    • Social media
  • About
    • Awards
    • Publications
    • Videos
    • Sumaira Abdulali

TRAFFIC NOISE 

Traffic is one of the major contributors to noise pollution in Mumbai, the noisiest city in the world.

​REPORTS ON TRAFFIC NOISE

Report on traffic noise during lockdown 2020
30th December 2020

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letter to Chief Minister, Maharashtra
May 2017
Comparison between traffic noise near hospitals in Mumbai and London 


​Traffic Noise at Mumbai Hospitals
April 2017


Report on Traffic Noise
​9th June 2016


Report on Autorickshaw Noise

Report on Noise Barriers

Report on Traffic Noise
 2012-2013 




GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATIONS, AFFIDAVITS,
COURT ORDERS

 Maharashtra Transport and Road Safety Act 2017

Affidavit of Maharashtra State Government (Home Department)
June 2017


Affidavit of Sumaira Abdulali
June 2017
Suggestions to control noise from traffic and construction and noise mapping


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​Notification on Decibel level of horns and sirens
2014


Notification on noise barriers
Noise barriers are mandatory on all new flyovers in Mumbai in amended Development Control Rules

Bombay High Court Order
30th March 2005



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About Awaaz Foundation

ABOUT
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AWARDS
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PUBLISHED WRITING

​DOCUMENTARY FILMS
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PRESENTATIONS AND TALKS
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TEDx TALKS

VIDEOS

LITIGATION
Noise Pollution
Sand Mining
Sawantwadi-Dodamarg
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PROJECTS
Noise Pollution
Sand Mining
Air Pollution
Sawantwadi-Dodamarg Wildlife Corridor
Stone Quarrying
Firecrackers
Light Pollution

Awareness Campaigns
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SAVE OUR SAND
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#HORNVRAT
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NOISE ANNOYS
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MUMBAI SPEAKS UP
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#GETWELLSOONMUMBAI
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#TELLTHEDRIVER
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CITIZENS' NOISE MAP
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#YOURAWAAZAGAINST NOISE
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TIME FOR ACTION
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DON'T BURY THE ISSUE OF SAND MINING
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ORIGAMI GANESH

NO HONKING  DAY 2008

MISCELLANEOUS CAMPAIGNS

Press Features


​TELEVISION DEBATES
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 INTERVIEWS AND FEATURES
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NOISE POLLUTION FEATURES
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SAND MINING FEATURES
News

NOISE POLLUTION NEWS
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SAND MINING NEWS
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AIR POLLUTION NEWS
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ALIBAG SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT NEWS
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SAWANTWADI-DODAMARG NEWS
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FIRECRACKERS NEWS
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ECO FRIENDLY FESTIVALS
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DC PLAN AND COASTAL ROAD

URBAN TREES NEWS
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MITRA NEWS
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MISCELLANEOUS NEWS
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  • Welcome
  • Noise Pollution
    • What you can do
    • Loudspeaker and Festival Noise Reports
    • Traffic Noise
    • Railway Noise
    • Construction Noise
    • Urban helipads
    • Urban planning, noise mapping, noise barriers
    • Silence Zones
    • Rules and Court Orders
    • Advocacy with Government
    • Awareness Campaigns
    • Publications and Resources
    • News
  • Sand Mining
    • Site visits
    • Public Interest Litigation
    • Advocacy and Awareness
    • Representations to Government
    • Publications and Resources
    • News Features
    • Sand Mining News
    • Alternatives to sand
    • United Nations
    • Government of India Rules
    • Government of Maharashtra Rules
  • Other Projects
    • Climate Change >
      • Climate Change News
    • Air Pollution >
      • Reports on Air Pollution
      • Advocacy and Awareness
      • Representations to Government
      • News Air Pollution
    • Firecrackers >
      • Reports on firecrackers
      • Firecracker Supreme Court Orders
      • News
    • Stone quarrying or recycling debris >
      • Representations to Government
      • News
    • Alibag Solid Waste Management >
      • Kihim Beach Clean up
      • SWM Rules
      • News
    • Climate Change News
    • Sawantwadi-Dodamarg Wildlife Corridor >
      • Public Interest Litigation
      • Notifications and Committees
      • Representations to Government
      • News
    • MITRA (Movement against Intimidation, Threat and Violence against Activists) >
      • Public Interest Litigation
      • Representations to Government
      • Resources and Publications
      • MITRA News
    • Eco friendly Festivals >
      • Holi colours testing
      • Origami Ganesh
    • Light Pollution >
      • News Light Pollution
    • Oil Spills >
      • Oil Spills on Alibag Beaches
      • News Oil Spills
    • Coastal Road and Development Plan >
      • News
    • Urban Trees >
      • Public Interest Litigation
      • Representations to Government
      • Publications and Presentations
      • News
    • Anti Smoking >
      • Public Interest Litigation
    • Miscellaneous News
  • #AWAAZFORACTION
    • Published Columns -ForbesIndia, Toi etc >
      • Forbes India
      • Times of India
      • Mumbai Mirror
      • Other Publications
      • Hindi Translations
      • Marathi Translations
    • TEDx Talks
    • Presentations, Talks, Seminars
    • News Features
    • Press
    • Books
    • #AWAAZFORACTION PUBLICATIONS
    • #AWAAZFORACTION WEBINARS >
      • Honking and Road Safety
    • #AWAAZFORACTION VIDEOS
    • Documentaries
    • Interviews and Features
    • Television
    • Awareness Campaigns
    • Social media
  • About
    • Awards
    • Publications
    • Videos
    • Sumaira Abdulali