The noise levels in the core area of the city has increased manifold in the past decade.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/noise-mapping-capital-city
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-thiruvananthapuram
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kerala
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/thiruvananthapuram-d
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/noise-pollution
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/festival
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/state-pollution-control-board-spcb-0
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vehicular-pollution
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment