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Passive noise control measures for traffic noise abatement in Delhi, India [1]

This study proposes a comprehensive noise abatement programme following the best practicable and economical option (BPEO) for implementation in metro city like Delhi for reducing annoyance and ill effects of traffic noise. It reviews potential applications of noise control barriers and vegetation for reducing road traffic noise and presents a design morphology and decision matrix using TOPSIS (Technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution) approach for selection of appropriate sound barriers.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2012
Naveen Garg [2], Omkar Sharma [3], Vellur Mohanan & et al [4]
Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research [5]
71
3
226-234
Tags:
Noise Pollution [6], Congestion [7], Noise Pollution Control [8], Delhi [9]
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