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Post by rajesh on Oct 28, 2006 0:49:11 GMT -5
Hi, If you have any ideas for reducing noise pollution in Bangalore share it with us here.  |
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Post by Rajesh on Jul 14, 2007 3:27:59 GMT -5
Simple things can make our lives free from noise pollutionI just had this great reflection of how even following the simplest
of rules can reduce noise.Consider the rule of walking on the right
side of the road(by the way many people have this misconception that
we should walk on the left).
Now just suppose you are walking on the left of the road. Because
you are walking on the left you cannot see the vehicles which are
coming from behind and naturally sometimes you stray on to the middle
of the road in the path of vehicles which drive on the left.Because
you are in their way they blow their horns and as a result you and
not they are the cause of noise pollution.It also happens most of
the times that the driver maybe overly cautious and honk even though
you are not in the middle of the road, just to warn you that he is
coming and you better not stray towards the middle of the road.
Consider the same case when u are walking right, since vehicles drive left,
you can see them coming and you move out of the way
beforehand without causing the driver to blare his horn.
(And by the way all the above applies only if there are no footpaths
or in bangalore's case the footpaths have been taken over by
vendors,parked vehicles and garbage)
You have any more simple rules that can mitigate noise.
Share it with us.
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Post by skarora1 on Jun 12, 2008 3:23:46 GMT -5
Hi, If you have any ideas for reducing noise pollution in Bangalore share it with us here. Hi Rajesh I think you have started off with a great idea. Only when citizen assert their rights will the change begin to happen. Noise in the city of Bangalore is maddening and I would like to participate in taking action in reducing this to limits within the law. By the way do you know how we can measure the noise level through a simple device and where could one get a device of this sort. Cheers Sunil |
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Post by rajesh on Jun 13, 2008 3:52:51 GMT -5
Hi Sunil,
Thanks for dropping by at noisebusterz.com, as regards your
query please ask for a decibel meter at any electronics shop
(the kind that sell multimeters).
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Post by ms on Sept 5, 2008 21:27:10 GMT -5
The first thing to curb noise pollution is uniform and absolute application of the ruling by High Court of Kolkata banning use of loudspeakers. It is found that while use of loudspeakers has considerably reduced during festivals like Durga Puja and Ganesh Chathurthi and there are curbs on using loudspeaker beyond certain time during Navratri, the same is not being implemented for other religious activities - some involving use of loudspeakers several times EVERYDAY. Yet the government machinery only talks of monitoring noise only during festivals. This attitude has to change and the law should be implemented with total sincerity.
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Post by Guruprasad on Dec 8, 2008 9:28:01 GMT -5
Hi,
thanks for initiating this site! most of us do not take any concrete step about eradicating this menace (for that matter any major issue bothering us). we say the system is like this, why bother. let us just adjust!!! unless we come together, remember we are a democracy, and yes, today for anything to work, we need numbers...!!! and fight, nothing is going to change. let me just share my experience. i have a house, (yes i no longer call it a home) there is a temple in front of my house, there is a college bang at the back side of my house and there is a government school just next to the temple. imagine my plight. yes i should have been wiser before buying this plot. anyway i have to curse only myself now.
every now and then, the people at temple, put some music on those horrible loud speaker and we just cant bear that sound. i have gone to the temple and requested them many times, to reduce the volume, but to no avail. and it gets even worse during this aiyyappa period. these people are so senseless, idiotic, stupid people, no matter how many times i request them, they want to have their own say. every night, it goes on till 11 or 11:30 in the night. and again it starts at 3:00 in the morning. you can imagine my plight, i have two small children, they start crying and become restless. finally after requesting these people many times, i complained to the local police station. and everyone knows what happens. nothing happened for two days. then again i complained, and it seems, somebody came from the police station and have just casually told them, that somebody has complained about this. so it stopped for that day. but guess what, the next day, there are about 10 to 15 people in front of my door. they started to fight with me for complaining. it took almost half an hour for me to pasify them. but they insisted that, i should not complain about this with anybody in the future, and they will continue with this, no matter what? and it still continues and i haplessly have to bear with this or sell my house and go away somewhere else.
now to curb this menace, what i feel would be effective is, that we should file a PIL and make sure, that all these loud speakers are removed from all the installations. only when these people get license to use them can they use the loudspeaker. now we see at all these temples, churches, mosques, everywhere, there are loudspeakers permanently attached. so unless we unite and fight this, nothing is going to change.
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Post by rajesh on Dec 12, 2008 5:57:51 GMT -5
Hi Guruprasad,
First of all thanks for sharing your plight with us over here. Noise
pollution caused by loudspeakers at temples\mosques is a
common problem all over.
I would like to mention that anything related to religion is a
sensitive issue in India and for that matter anywhere else in the
world. So anything related to religion needs to be handled
carefully taking care that religious sentiments of people are not
hurt, though you might be the one on the right side, as is the
case with this particular scenario you are in.
Coming back to your issue, from your post I got the feeling that
you are alone in this fight, aren't your neighbors complaining
about the noise from the temple too?
I suggest if there are other neighbors like you who feel that
the loudspeakers are a problem, then please collect them
(preferably senior citizens) and try to meet the people in charge
of the temple like the trustees or the organization who have
built the temple and try to talk it out with them. The temples are
well within their rights to use loudspeakers during the daytime,
but you can 'request' them to stop playing it at night.
I think you should come out of the mindset that they are stupid
and ignorant people, we are all ignorant and stupid in certain
matters, you just need to make them see your point of view
and the problems you are facing.
I know that we would all like for the loudspeakers at temples
to go away completely, but until then this is what you can do
to alleviate your problem.
Please do tell us if it works out.
Thanks again for sharing
Noisebusterz
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Post by P C Mohan on Dec 20, 2008 4:13:51 GMT -5
Dear All,
I am terrified by the careless attitude of people in India in General and Bangalore in particular, because I live in Bangalore, to-wards NOISE POLLUTION.
No one seems to care for the amount of noise pollution that they are subjected to. There can be three reasons, 1. They are aware but they cannot do any thing as individuals. 2. They are aware they would like to do something but do not know how to. 3. They are too busy with their life and they don't have time to tackle noise pollution.
The noise pollution measurement in db has to be simplified. No one can measure the noise in db s without proper instruments. Instead we can make rules taking distance into account. For example, a car or a two wheeler driven on the road must comply with noise pollution as per the following norms, Engine Noise must not be heard 100 feet away, the Horn Noise must not be heard 300 feet away. If it is heard then the Police can Issue a charge sheet.
With this rule every one is capable of measuring the noise levels of their vehicles. We can easily make out the noise levels and file complaints about vehicles making very heavy noise. Some cars / bikes have been modified by youngsters to make more noise. These are definite cases for fining as they have changed Manufacturers Specification on noise levels.
Lorries and Busses have ear piercing Horns that need to be condemned but even the Police do not care to take action.
We can have a system by which every one is encouraged to send SMS to 101 " N P KA 03 P 1234 " indicating Noise Pollution by the vehicle, Or " A P KA 03 P 1234 " for Air Pollution, Or " R D KA 03 P 1234 " for Rash Driving. With these inputs the police need to follow the specified Vehicles and catch the offender red handed.
Let us join together to teach the Police how they need to do their jobs more efficiently.
P. Chandra Mohan.
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Post by pollution2009 on Mar 17, 2009 6:32:50 GMT -5
We can reduce noise pollution by putting ban on loud music in car and other vehicle and there is traffic rule for this. But, require strict implemention from traffic police. Many ultra frequency sound is bad for health specially for high blood pressure and head pain. I hope this blog can raise voice against such kind of loud music.
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Post by suhailullal on Aug 23, 2009 22:55:04 GMT -5
Hey Rajesh,
I just joined the noisebusterz group. I've become quite fed up with loudspeakers from temples and pentacostal churches in my area and even more fed up with the apathy of most people even within my own residents association.
Ive been interested in finding an NGO or some anti noise pollution movement/group in bangalore that is active in dealing with issues regarding noise pollution created by religious instituitions and their loudspeakers.
You mentioned that there were several groups active in dealing with noise pollution in Banga
lore. Are these formal groups that you know off? If so could you provide the info on these groups.
Suhail.
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Post by kanaknagarkatti on Sept 1, 2009 12:10:35 GMT -5
Suhail
I will strongly work towards silencing the temple speakers since I am a Hindu.
Will you work towards silencing the speakers from mosques which blast me out of my sleep every day without a break.
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Post by kanaknagarkatti on Sept 1, 2009 12:15:30 GMT -5
I just joined this group and another (Citizen Matters) in Bangalore.
I have been driving for 30 years. It was only about fifteen years ago that I became conscious of noise pollution by horns and have since never honked except in an emergency- that too on a highway.
Horns are infuriating, in bad taste and in civilised countries, they are only used to boo an erring motorist.
Noise cannot be stopped by email campaigns. We need to get on to the streets.
1. Get such anti-noise organisations together.
2. If you can get together groups from your building complex or street and form localised groups who can get into action in their own areas.
3. Choose a date, say 1½ to 2 months from now. Can we choose 20th October 2009 or 01st November 2009 for example?
4. Tell all radio stations to announce & warn motorists that on this day, members will take to the streets and picket honking vehicles, particularly those with double horns and delay them for 15 minutes. Peaceful picketing, no violence. The erring driver will be given a lecture for the 15 minutes. Also if he has a dual or air horn, his vehicle number and license number will be reported to the police.
5. If you contacts with local police, use them. The cop on the street is most affected by noise as they spend so much time on the streets.
6. Start a campaign against companies and shops which sell horns which are very loud such as air horns, dual tone etc.. Bosch is one such company which has an advertisement in Auto Car magazine etc, saying that their horns are loud etc..
7. Let us get together and on to the streets- email will not work.
8. Put this sticker on your car window in English and Kannada- :If you honk, I will stop and block you”. Or better I plan to get a scrolling sign in 2-3 languages, though it costs over Rs. 10,000 and blocks out some of the rear view.
9. More ideas, but targeting honkers on the streets, not email campaigns only.
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Post by apparao on Nov 16, 2009 14:21:35 GMT -5
The temples are well within their rights to use loudspeakers during the daytime, but you can 'request' them to stop playing it at night. Rajesh, I think you need to know more about Noise Pollution Rules. No body has rights to use loudspeakers anytime without obtaining permission. Refer to www.envfor.nic.in/legis/noise/noise.htmlThe following are some the excerpts : And the following are the conditions for granting permissions (These are for city of Chennai but I think these would be same in all Cities) As you can see temples or any religious institution is not within its right to use to loud speakers during day time.They have to obtain permission and the permission is given with conditions (as mentioned above) If we want to fight against noise pollution, we should attempt to fight the against all sources of noise pollution. |
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Post by rajesh on Nov 23, 2009 10:56:37 GMT -5
Mr AppaRao, You are right, I was wrong to mention that temples are within their rights to use loudspeakers during the day. Thanks for pointing it out. I think I need to take care when writing things to make sure I am completely knowledgeable about what I am writing. Thanks for the lesson |
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Post by Ramakrishnan on Dec 31, 2009 5:45:02 GMT -5
If you have any ideas for reducing noise pollution in Bangalore
share it with us here. :)
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Three is an unimaginable source of noise pollution from the harsh horns used by the locomotives especially near railway level crossings. Even though the barrier is down indicating that a train is about to pass, still people, both pedestrians and even on two wheelers are in such a great hurry to cross that they simply ignore the barrier and try to squeeze thru whatever gaps are there. This leads to non stop blaring of the horns by the engine drivers at such level crossings throughout the day as well as nights causing severe noise pollution in the surounding residential areas. Can anyone suggest a solution, To whom to complain for a remedy.This is unbearable especially to infant children and senior citizens.
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