A Retrospective View of Noise Pollution Control Policy in India:Status, Proposed Revisions and Control Measures

Garg, Naveen; Maji, S.

doi:10.18520/cs/v111/i1/29-38

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“…The details of the project and instrumentation used can be found in reference (Garg, Maji, 2016 Figure 1 shows the display of ambient noise levels at CPCB office reception at Parivesh Bhawan, New Delhi of seven cities of India. The scope of the NANMN project has been enhanced with the installation of 35 more stations in the same seven metropolitan cities since November, 2014.…”

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“…Table 2 shows the annual average ambient levels, L day and L night for the past years, 2011-2013 as reported earlier in (Garg, Maji, 2016) and for the year 2014 the annual average ambient levels for 35 noise monitoring stations installed under NANMN programme across seven major cities in India. The city wise and zone wise analysis of annual average ambient levels, L day and L night is conducted to identify the noisy spots for implementation of suitable noise abatement measures.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The city wise and zone wise analysis of annual average ambient levels, L day and L night is conducted to identify the noisy spots for implementation of suitable noise abatement measures. Also, the difference of (L day − L night ) for all the zones in past four years (2011-2014) is analyzed to ascertain the severity of night noise levels in comparison to the day levels as reported earlier (Garg, Maji, 2016) and consider the suitability of 10 dB night time adjustment in day-night average sound level, L dn that accounts for the increased sensitivity to noise at night, the expectation that the night time noise will be lower than during the day and for sleep disturbance protection is not appropriate in such a scenario. …”

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Evaluation and Analysis of Environmental Noise Pollution in Seven Major Cities of India

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The paper describes the noise monitoring data acquired from the pilot project on the establishment of National Ambient Noise Monitoring Network (NANMN) across seven major cities in India for continuous noise monitoring throughout the year. The annual average Lday (06-22 h) and Lnight (22-06 h) values observed in year 2011-2014 for the 35 locations under study in which 14 locations are in commercial zone,5 in Industrial, 7 in residential and 9 in silence zones are described. The long-term noise monitoring shows that ambient noise levels have marginally increased for 29 sites (82.9%) since past four years. The present study is focused on evaluation and analysis of environmental noise pollution at 35 noise monitoring sites in seven major cities of India and shall be instrumental in planning for the noise abatement measures for controlling the noise pollution in these sites.

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Evaluation and Analysis of Environmental Noise Pollution in Seven Major Cities of India

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“…Figure 13 recommends a flow chart of a noise pollution control strategy for reducing the ambient noise levels in Indian cities 28 . Thus, various control measures such as appropriate land use planning and creating buffer zones for sensitive receptors; installation of noise barriers for hospitals, schools, colleges, old age homes; enforcement of maximum speed limit for heavy vehicles in residential areas; development of poro-elastic road surfaces for traffic noise control; establishment of no honking zones especially for residential and silence zones and traffic management can be instrumental in ambient noise control.…”

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Study on the Establishment of a Diversified National Ambient Noise Monitoring Network in Seven Major Cities of India

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We describe the diversified National Ambient Noise Monitoring Network (NANMN) set up across 7 major cities of India and covering 70 stations for continuous noise monitoring throughout the year. The annual average L day (06-22 h) and L night (22-06 h) values observed in 2015 for these 70 locations are described. Of these, 25 locations are in commercial zones, 12 in industrial, 16 in residential and 17 in silence zones. Each city has 10 noise monitoring stations installed for analysing environmental noise pollution levels round the clock (24  365 h). The long-term noise monitoring shows that ambient noise levels are very high compared to the recommended standards for some sites and thus noise abatement measures are essentially required for controlling these levels. The present study is focused on evaluation, analysis and reporting of environmental noise pollution in seven major cities of India and is instrumental in planning for the noise abatement measures for controlling noise pollution in these cities. Such a noise monitoring network established in India is unique and one of the largest noise monitoring networks of its kind across the globe. Keywords: Day equivalent level, day-night average sound level, National Ambient Noise Monitoring Network, night equivalent level.NOISE pollution has become a serious concern over the past several years in India. With growing vehicular population and urbanization, it is imperative to monitor the ambient noise levels and devise suitable measures for control to avoid health hazards and annoyance faced by the community. The evidence for effects of environmental noise on health is strongest for annoyance, sleep and cognitive performance in adults and children. The occupational noise exposure also shows some association with high blood pressure 1 . There have been many such studies conducted so far on the noise exposure and correlation with human blood pressure 2-5 . Meta-analyses have been carried out to derive the exposure-response relationships that can be used for quantitative health impact assessments 6 . The meta analysis of 24 cross-sectional studies on the relationship between road traffic noise and prevalence of hypertension reported an odds ratio (OR) of 1.07 (95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.02-1.12, P < 0.05) per 10 dB increase of 16 h day-time average road traffic noise level (L Aeq,16 h ) in the range of <50 to >75 dB (refs 7, 8). In India, there have been limited studies carried out on correlating the effect of noise on human health. A recent study provides evidence that road traffic noise is a serious cause of concern 9 . The study infers that association between transportation noise exposure and cardiovascular disease is evident, but not at significant level. A similar study suggests epidemiological evidence that exposure to road traffic noise of

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“…These sites [16][17][18][19][20]. It is recommended as a safety measure that local authorities give consideration to designating spaces for the burning of the fire-crackers so that these devices can be discharged safely in a community setting and not at individual houses.…”

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Impact of Diwali Celebrations on Environmental Noise Pollution in India

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The paper describes the noise monitoring data acquired from the pilot project on the establishment of National Ambient Noise Monitoring Network across the seven major cities in India for continuous noise monitoring throughout the year. The annual average L day (06-22 hours) and L night (22-06 hours) values observed for the 70 locations in India under study are analyzed for the day of Diwali festival. The ambient noise levels are compared to the recommended ambient noise standards of India. The comparison of noise levels observed on the day of Diwali festival with respect to previous month average noise levels shows that 54 sites (77.1%) registered an increment in L day of 0-10 dB(A), while 47 sites (67.1%) registered an increment in L night of 0-10 dB(A). It is observed that 11 sites (15.7%) out of the 70 sites under consideration met the ambient noise standards. The work ascertains the noise scenario during the Diwali festival in India and can be thus helpful for devising suitable strategies for controlling noise pollution at the noisy sites in future.

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A Retrospective View of Noise Pollution Control Policy in India:Status, Proposed Revisions and Control Measures

Cited by 30 publications

References 19 publications

Evaluation and Analysis of Environmental Noise Pollution in Seven Major Cities of India

Evaluation and Analysis of Environmental Noise Pollution in Seven Major Cities of India

Study on the Establishment of a Diversified National Ambient Noise Monitoring Network in Seven Major Cities of India

Impact of Diwali Celebrations on Environmental Noise Pollution in India

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