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Vehicles are a common source of noise pollution in India. You can be fined if you misuse your vehicle horn by:
- Sounding the horn in a silent zone
- Sounding the horn needlessly or continuously in a manner which is more than necessary to ensure your or others’ safety
- Sounding the horn during night time (10 p.m. to 6 a.m.) in residential areas except during a public emergency.
- Sounding a multi-toned horn that gives an unduly harsh, shrill, loud or alarming noise.
Even at the manufacturing stage of cars there are noise limits which have to be followed otherwise you will be punished with jail time and fine
Silencers
Every motor vehicle including agricultural tractors have to be fitted with a silencer which by means of an expansion chamber or otherwise so that it reduces as far as practicable possible, the noise made by the escape of exhaust gages from the engine.
Airports
Airports are also regulated to prevent noise pollution. The noise standards only apply to busy airports which have more than 50,000 aircraft movements per year and not to:
- Civil airports which have less than 15000 aircraft movement annually
- Defense aircraft, aircraft landing and take off noise, aircraft engines, helipad locations.
If airports do not follow the noise standards given below then the authorities will take action against the airport.
| Type of Airport | Limits in dB(A) Leq* (Day Time from 6.00 am. to 10.00 p.m) | Limits in dB(A) Leq* (Night Time from (10.00 p.m. to 6.00 a.m) |
| Industrial area | 70 | 65 |
| Commercial area | 65 | 60 |
sameet kamat
September 15, 2022
I have a complaint against a Rickshaw driver who has modified his horn and honks a lot of times during the day till midnight
We at the Aundh society in pune near D mart are very disturbed because of it .
Let me know what action can be taken and where ?
Nyaaya
October 7, 2022
Officials of the Pune rural police have shared their WhatsApp number to allow people to complain against violations of noise pollution norms. People can contact ‘100’ of the police control room or can send a message on 9422405421 for noise pollution-related complaints under the jurisdiction of Pune rural police.
Further number and email id for a complaining is given in this link…
https://www.pmc.gov.in/en/police-department-contact-list-noise-complaints
Additionally,
You can approach the nearest District Magistrate (Court) with the help of a lawyer to complain about noise pollution. The Court has the power to temporarily stop or remove the nuisance caused by noise pollution. The Court may pass the following orders after hearing out the person who caused the noise pollution:
-Temporary order or injunction to stop the noise
-Order to remove the noise or regulate it
-Permanent order to remove the noise pollutant and stop the noise
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) is a specialised judicial body where you can go to file environmental cases including noise pollution cases. The NGT was set up to:
-Provide effective and expeditious remedies for environmental protection,
-Conservation of forests and other natural resources
-Enforcement of any legal right relating to the environment.
The NGT’s orders are binding and it has power to grant relief in the form of compensation to affected persons.
Filing a Complaint with the NGT
Any person seeking relief and compensation for environmental damage or pollution involving subjects like air pollution, environment pollution, water pollution, etc. can approach the NGT. The decisions of the NGT are binding and you can appeal within 90 days to the Supreme Court if you are unhappy with its decision.
You can engage a lawyer if you want to approach the Court to file a case or file an appeal from a judgment of a lower Court.
Varsha Rajiv kadakia
September 26, 2022
Heavy noise pollution in Shreenathji park – Baltha vapi ( valsad district- Gujarat)
Decibel of dj speakers is extremely high in relation to the residential area
Nyaaya
September 29, 2022
Complaint against loud music can be lodged at the nearest police station by calling 100 via the nearest police station. It is pertinent to note that action has to be taken by the police wherever the decibel level exceeds 10dB of the prescribed limit, which is beyond 65dB in the daytime and 55dB at night.