Amended noise action plan of Goa
Goa government has notified the ‘Amended Noise Action Plan’ to purportedly streamline the processes related to curbing noise pollution in the state, as specified before the High Court on April 30. The
Noise Pollution
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Implementation of sound pollution control act demanded
Green activists from a human chain and leaflet distribution ceremony on Monday said the sound pollution control act 2004 was not being enforced in Dhaka. The Dhaka Metropolitan Police in the middle of last year took some steps, including campaign against sound pollution, but later it did not continue with programme, the activists said.
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Sepa teams to study noise level on roads
As part of its nine-day special study aimed at finding the levels of vehicular noise generation in the city, the Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa) started taking readings of noise emissions caused by vehicular traffic on Thursday. Noise readings were taken at Fresco Chowk (Burnes Road), Tibet Centre and Seventh Day Adventist Hospital on M. A. Jinnah Road and Empress Market. Six readings were taken at one of the points in question. The Sepa, which plans to study vehicular traffic noise levels in 28 areas of the city, has dedicated two teams of its experts for the task.
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Old rickshaw permits renewable till 2010'
The provincial transport minister, Akhtar Hussain Jadoon, said that permits for old rickshaws could be renewed till June 30, 2010 provided they used silencers which produced relatively less noise and emission as introduced by the Rickshaw Owners' Association (ROA). He was speaking to an ROA delegation that called on him here on Thursday. The meeting was attended by Secretary Transport Rasheed Alam, Additional Advocate-General Sarwar Khan, SP Traffic Zulfikar Maher, DO transport, SRTC chairman Yar Mohammed Jutt and the chairman of the Rickshaw Owners' Association, Hakam Khan Jadoon.
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Noise pollution (editorial)
IT is the second one in over a decade and a half. The Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa) has announced that it is launching yet another study to measure noise levels at various localities in Karachi. This study will be carried out in different places at different times to record the general level of noise
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Is car duty the right way out?
The government's plan to raise the vehicle import duty and annual vehicle registration fee to make cars more expensive has met public opposition. With good reasons. The car has revolutionised the way Bhutanese live. It has allowed hundreds to travel where they will, in comfort and security, at a time of their own choosing. Owning a car remains a goal for hundreds of others. To have to pay more now for something that has long been at lesser cost is unfair.
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Sepa launching study to find noise levels
The Sindh Environmental Protection Agency is launching a study on Thursday to measure noise levels at various city spots, it has been learnt. According to sources, the study, second in more than a decade and a half, will be carried out at different places at different times so that the level of noise pollution could be recorded. The sources said longer exposure to a high level of noise affected human health, causing a loss of hearing, stress, etc, which in turn lowered the level of tolerance in people owing to which they tended to lose temper at the slightest of provocation.
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Environmental Protection Regulations 2008 announced: CDA to enforce environ laws soon
The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has notified Environmental Protection Regulations 2008 and will enforce them shortly to check growing environmental violations in the metropolis, CDA Environment Protection Cell (EPC) Deputy Director Sajjad Shah told Daily Times on Tuesday.
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Major European cities are quietly missing antinoise deadline
At a conference in France's noisy capital, European acoustical scientists admitted that they and most policymakers are not close to meeting an 18 July deadline to develop action plans to shush the European Union's (E.U's) largest cities. The action plan deadline stems from a 2002 E.U. antinoise directive.
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NGOs halt Metro run
Hyderabad, July 6: Non-governmental organisations have demanded that government should obtain environmental clearance from the centre before taking the up metro rail project in Hyderabad. They said noise pollution would be much more throughout the day even at the silent zones such as schools and hospitals. According to them, the metro rail will cause more than permissible level of noise in city. The voluntary organisation "Concerned Citizen" on Sunday organised a debate on the subject in which both the representatives of NGOs and officials of Metro rail projects participated.
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Environmental management plan for bridge across Ennore creek
The present study is aimed at assessing the bridge project, ensure adverse environmental impacts be identified and evaluated in the earlier stage of the project development so as to develop appropriate measures including alternative alignments and designs to avoid, mitigate, reduce or otherwise minimize the adverse impacts to acceptable levels for a bridge across Ennore creek of 720 m length and s