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Noise Pollution Control
Frequency check
Issue Date: Jan 15, 2013
TRAFFIC noise is more than just a nuisance. It is a health hazard that can lead to several health problems over a period of time. Different nations have set different legal standards for monitoring noise pollution. But one thing is common: all these standards are based on noise intensity, measured in decibels (dB).
Deafening Noise
@sayantanbera Issue Date: Sep 30, 2011
Ask Priyabrata Kanjilal, a grocery store owner in one of the bylanes of south Kolkata, for a Vim washing bar. Chances are he will produce an egg (dim in Bengali), for he cannot distinguish between the two words. Twenty years at the store has taken a toll on his hearing ability. During his eight hours at the store it’s not the good old radio that he listens to, but the steady groan of traffic on the 4.5-metre alley. Impatient honks and noise of trucks, buses, autorickshaws, cars and bikes are a constant. The 50-year-old is also a captive listener of the many religious, social and political processions that often pass through the road, all expressing their emotions through blaring loudspeakers.
A red politician who saw opportunity in green
Issue Date: Feb 15, 2010
Jyoti basu, the cpi(m) stalwart who served as West Bengal chief minister for 23 years, never gave long speeches on environment. But his deeds spoke louder than words. Many of the steps he took to protect the environment served as the model. He was given a high ranking among chief ministers surveyed for green credentials by the Centre for Science and Environment, a Delhi non-profit, in 1999.
Law made tough for noise makers
Issue Date: Feb 15, 2010
People playing loud music at parties will have to be more careful now. Under pressure from civil society groups, the Union environment ministry, on January 11, notified the amendments to the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules that are more stringent. For the first time, use of construction equipment has been banned at night.
The Union environment ministry officials said the amendments have been made to protect public health.
Lower the din
Issue Date: Feb 28, 2009
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.
Unsound ways
Issue Date: Nov 15, 2008
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.
The conductor's bane
Issue Date: May 15, 2008
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 the orchestra during the piece, State of Siege, by the composer Dror Feiler, was 97.4 decibels, a violation of new European noise-at-work limits. Playing more softly or wearing noise-muffling headphones were rejected as unworkable. So instead of having its world premiere on April 4, the composition was dropped.
Arms manufacturer working on lead-free bullets
Issue Date: Oct 31, 2006
In an effort to reduce battlefield contamination and health risks for the armed forces, the British arms manufacturer BAE Systems, the world's fourth largest defence contractor, is now working on lead-free bullets and a range of environmentally friendly armaments.
Controls off for diesel generators
Issue Date: Feb 15, 2003
barely six months after laws to check noise and air pollution from generator sets came into force, they have been watered down. It is ironic that one of the implementing agencies - the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (dpcc) - is to blame. Worse still, the dilution will impact the environment adversely.
India
Issue Date: Mar 31, 2002
The Union ministry of urban development has issued a notification stipulating that construction activities that create noise will not be allowed after 10 pm. However, construction of highways, roads, and other government undertakings has been excluded from the purview of the regulation.
