CUTTACK: Even as the Millennium City has shaken off the hangover of the Durga Puja and is all set to plunge into festivities of Kali Puja and the Bali Yatra, conduct of the festivals would this year be bound by restrictions.
New Delhi: Experts say a crucial aspect of pollution is largely ignored in the Capital: noise pollution. It has been above permissible levels, especially during the day time, and needs to cut off at the source - mainly honking of car horns and construction work.
MUMBAI: While the state government has amended the development rules allowing rooftop helipads on residential as well as commercial buildings, the decision has not gone down well with environmentalists. They have written to the government, saying the helicopters will break the noise pollution norms.
Aircraft noise a pain for residents around airport sahil yaduvanshi, 4, loves airplanes. He does not have to go far to look at one. He just has to peer out of his playschool window and look up every few minutes to see one.
If you honk in New York city, you will have to shell out Rs 17,000 as fine. If that were the law in Ahmedabad, the traffic police would easily be richer by a few crores.
The psychological problems caused by honking led many countries across the globe to adopt stringent anti-honking laws and heavy fines to deter motorists from honking at will.
By Hemant Abhishek, New Delhi
Delhi traffic police has decided to observe January 1 as "No Honking Day" in the capital. If everything goes as planned, the city could be a witness to a noise-free day on the roads infamous for sound levels exceeding way beyond the "safe" 60 decibel mark.
SMALL ENGINES MAKE BIG NOISE
The city has been breathing a lot easier ever since a majority of auto-rickshaws plying the road changed to CNG a couple of years ago. But a recent BMC study shows that there has been little respite from noise pollution caused by three-wheeler cargo carriers and passenger auto-rickshaws.
MOST firecrackers in Mumbai violate noise pollution rules. In a recent test the noise levels of 24 firecracker brands were found between 89 and 134 decibel. Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000, specify that noise levels in residential areas should not exceed 55 decibel and the Central Pollution Control Board prohibits the sale, manufacture or use of firecrackers generating noise
