NAGPUR: The highest noise level recorded on Diwali day this year was 10 decibels more than last year's high, even though there was a perceptible reduction in number of crackers.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/fewer-crackers-louder-bangs-diwali
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-nagpur
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maharashtra
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/noise-pollution
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/diwali
[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/noise-rules-2000
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment