' noise labelling' , that is, displaying the level of noise produced, will soon be made compulsory for all appliances and equipment, from mixers to bulldozers. This will enable consumers to choose products that are less noisy.
A decision to this effect was taken recently by the National Committee on Noise Pollution Control set up by the Central Pollution Control Board, said the committee chairperson M L Munjal.
The move is aimed at forcing manufacturers to use noise abatement technologies to produce quieter appliances as noise pollution is a proven health hazard. Munjal said the 'no-noise' techniques developed at the Indian Institute of Science ( iisc ), Bangalore, had already been introduced in Indica, the car being produced by telco . Soon three major producers of diesel generator sets will be given a demonstration of the 'acoustic enclosure'.
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