By Floriano Lobo The Goa Environment Action Group, a NGO which has been spear-heading the fight to control loud music noise pollution in the state for the past 10 years and more welcomes the news reports that Bosco George, SP North, has taken note of this menace seriously which is disrupting the

They had rehearsed the piece only once, but already the musicians at the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra felt their ears ringing and heads throbbing. Tests showed that the average noise level in

Noise is probably the most frequently forgotten of the environmental pollutants whose effects can be far-reaching. Noise harms us in more ways than we can think of and at times without us even knowing about it. We cannot have a noise free world but we sure can have a noise safe world. There are various sources of noise pollution. In some places noise from construction projects predominate, while in others it is vehicular traffic or noise from airports. Other sources include the noise in occupational settings or even the noise of simultaneous conversations.

"Play your matches, but please do not pollute the city's air and definitely do not disturb the patients across the road at Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan Hospital by bursting crackers,' is the request that Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has made to the Delhi and Districts Cricket Association (DDCA). Her appeal came after the Indian Premier League matches held at Ferozshah Kotla Stadium here on April 19 and 30 which saw large-scale bursting of crackers increased noise pollution and traffic jams.

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Interference in a state government undertaking by the state environment department is not a frequent occurrence. But Mackintosh Burn has been pulled up for creating severe sound pollution at the construction site of the underground car parking plaza, bang opposite the Writers' Buildings. The car park project has been undertaken by the state public works department (PWD) who appointed Macintosh Burn for the construction work.

Cleanliness and maintenance of Panjim city is proposed to be monitored by a special enforcement squad that will operate round-the-clock and work in tandem with various departments concerned.

Air transport represents a dynamic and fast growing industry that fits well with the needs of nowadays society. The process of liberalization and deregulation in the air transport market
introduced by the European Commission in the last decade, has
deeply modified the structure of aviation at Community level. The

In case of violation of noise pollution rule, a representation can be made to the authorities including the Commissioner of Police, writes C.H.Gopinatha Rao

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