Noise curbs lead to protests
Pune The midnight deadline for dhol-tasha and playing music on loudspeakers came as a dampener to many mandals.
Pune The midnight deadline for dhol-tasha and playing music on loudspeakers came as a dampener to many mandals.
Pune The Pune police booked three Ganesh mandals in Shivajinagar for violation of noise norms.
The residents of Haripur District are exposed to the increasing noise and air pollution caused by vehicular traffic especially the tri-wheelers.
No threat seen to eco environment in Matheran hills or Karnala bird sanctuary. Ashwini Phadnis Rahul Wadke The fragile eco environment in Matheran hills and Karnala bird sanctuary is unlikely to be affected by the proposed Navi Mumbai airport coming up at the Panvel site. Sources indicated that the report of the City Industry and Development Corporation (CIDO) suggesting mitigation mea
Ranchi, Sept. 13: Taking cue from their counterparts in Mumbai and Delhi, Ranchi police plan to observe the state
Power distribution company BSES will offer free charging ports for electric vehicles for the duration of the Commonwealth Games. The initiative is aimed at reducing air and noise pollution. The company will provide 28 charge ports free till the Games and also plans to encourage the use of electric scooters.<br />
<p>Two of the most-awaited transport infrastructure projects in the city will not have a negative impact on its environment, say officials of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA).</p>
Dorab R Sopariwala / August 20, 2010, 0:19 IST For several years, there has been a move to construct a second airport in Mumbai as it is believed that the present Santa Cruz airport will soon reach its saturation point.
In a bid to lead by example, the state government is sensitising drivers of politicians and bureaucrats before unveiling its green policy on noise and air pollution control.<br /><br />Chief minister Ashok Chavan has already directed his chauffeur to switch off the siren, and to avoid honking no matter how heavy the traffic jam.<br />
The state government
The Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) provides funds to the States and Union Territories (UTs) including SPCBs/PCCs under various schemes which include the schemes of Assistance for Abatement of Pollution, Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs), Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities (TSDFs), National River Conservation Programme (NRCP) and National Lake Conservation Plan (NLCP).
Mumbai: The state government may make it mandatory to install noise barriers at construction sites, minister of state for urban development Bhaskar Jadhav informed the legislative council on Wednesday.
Bharat Bundh on Monday could have brought the City to a standstill inflicting major blow to trade and business but it gave a welcome breather to the residents of the City as the level of pollution dropped to a pleasant low.
Though the number of tourists visiting the Rajaji National Park (RNP) was less this year compared to the previous year, the revenue was more than that in the previous year. RNP director SS Rasaily said this while addressing mediapersons on the day of closure of the park gates for the monsoon season.
The critically endangered Irrawaddy dolphins here in the Chilika Lake which are a tourist attraction generating Rs 80 crore in annual revenue may be coming to harm from increasing noise pollution from private tourist boats.
LUCKNOW: Come September and each honk in the city would register itself at the national level. With MoEF keeping its date with the ambitious `national ambient noise monitoring network' project, there are hardly any chances that city's high decibels will be missed. UPPCB has started "procuring equipment" to set up the network stations.
Monitoring of Environmental Status of Lucknow city with respect to air and noise is being conducted by IITR, since 1997 twice in a year (pre-monsoon and post-monsoon in the month of May and October respectively)
<p>This report presents the details of proposed action plan for the abatement of pollution in the industrial clusters of Ludhiana. The action plan has been evolved based on the studies of present environmental conditions, key hotspots, industrial activities, condition of pollution control measures for treatment and disposal of solid waste, effluents and air emissions.