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The Supreme Court has, in it’s recent Order on Noise Pollution, emphasized the need for greater awareness and education of citizens who are affected by high noise levels in urban areas and of the authorities empowered to implement the Noise Rules. It is essential that the Police fulfill their duties to contain noise levels and that all of us ensure that their hands are strengthened to be able to do so by making our selves heard and insisting on our right to be protected from ‘aural aggression’ – an apt expression of the harmful effects of excessive noise quoted from the Supreme Court Order. There are important health related reasons to do so. Information from a Right to Information application reveals that a number of complaints received by the Police Control Room during the Ambedkar Jayanti celebrations in April 2005 were complaints of noise levels exceeding permissible limits at places where the Police had granted permission for loudspeaker use. In spite of the complaints received, the Police took no action to cancel the loudspeaker permissions at those locations for the remaining days of the celebration, which lasted 3 days in all. There is reason for concern about the implementation of the Supreme Court Order during the festival season ahead, which begins with the Ganesh Festival. We have monitored noise levels at festivals in Mumbai since 2003. This year, we intend to monitor loudspeaker permissions given by the Police throughout the city and to compare them with complaints from citizens received by the Police. Citizens affected by high noise levels should make their complaints at the Police Control Room numbers 100 and 103 and should insist on receiving a Complaint Number so that their complaint is recorded in the Police Register and a comparison between high noise levels and police permissions is made possible. The booklet published by the Marathi Vidnyan Parishad informs citizens of their rights and responsibilities to ensure a noise free environment and should be widely distributed to ensure that citizens and authorities have a fuller understanding, both of their rights and responsibilities, especially during the festival season. Sumaira Abdulali Awaaz Foundation sumairaabdulali@yahoo.com -------------------------------------------------------- Reply from: Kush" <kushkaran@fastmail.fm :- I wish to inform all that the booklet published by "Marathi Vidnyan |
