Lok Sabha Question No. 4406 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Noise Pollution
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: D.K. Suresh, Gopal Chinayya Shetty, Mitesh Rameshbhai (Bakabhai) Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA

## UN-STARRED QUESTION N0. 4406

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2020

## Noise Pollution

## 4406.   SHRI D.K. SURESH:

SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY:

SHRI MITESH RAMESHBHAI PATEL:

(BAKA BHAI)

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether  the  noise  levels  in  metro  cities  including  Delhi  and  Mumbai  are  above  the prescribed limits;
- (b)   if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c)   whether it is true that the incessant honking of vehicles plying on the roads are a major reason behind the noise pollution and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)   whether  life  of  the  people  particularly  women  and  children  in  metropolitan  cities  are getting affected due to noise pollution and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the action plan formulated and the mechanism put in place by the Government to reduce noise pollution in metropolitan cities and urban areas of the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO )

(a) &  (b)  Ambient  noise  levels  are  monitored  by  the  Central  Pollution  Control  Board (CPCB)  in  association  with  State  Pollution  Control  Boards  (SPCBs)  /  Pollution  Control Committees  (PCCs)  at  identified  locations  in  seven  metro  cities,  namely  Delhi,  Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and  Lucknow under the National Ambient Noise Monitoring  Programme.  City-wise  noise  levels  recorded  during  2019are  annexed.  Noise pollution  can  be  attributed  to  vehicular  traffic,  honking,  railways,  metro  trains,  aeroplanes, industries,  generators,  construction  activities,  use  of  public  address  systems,  bursting  of firecrackers, etc.

(c) Incessant honking of vehicles plying on the roads is one of the sources of noise pollution especially in cities / towns.Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, under the provisions of Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 and Rules notified thereunder have stipulated the norms for noise from horns and vehicles.

(d) Reports indicate that high noise levels can impact health of people including women and childrencauses  sleep  disturbance,  stress,  hypertension  etc.  besides  impact  on  the  hearing capacity &ear disorders etc.

(e) In order to reduce noise pollution in metropolitan cities and urban areas of the country, the Government has notified the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000 for the regulation  and  control  of  noise  producing  and  generating  sources.The  noise  standards  for motor  vehicles,  air  conditioners,  refrigerators,  gensets  and  certain  types  of  construction equipments  are  prescribed  under  Environment  (Protection)  Rules,  1986.Noise  emanating from industry is regulated by SPCBs/PCCs for States / UTs under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981. As part of strategy to reduce noise pollution, the steps taken by the Central Pollution Control Board interalia include  methodology for noise mapping in India, identifying hot spots and mitigation plan for control of noise pollution etc.apart from theNational Ambient Noise Monitoring Network in 07 metropolitan cities.

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Annexure - I ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION N0. 4406 DUE FOR REPLY ON 20/03/2020 REGARDING NOISE POLLUTION RAISED BY SHRI D.K. SURESH; SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY; SHRI MITESH RAMESHBHAI PATEL (BAKABHAI), HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT

## AMBIENT NOISE LEVEL DATA OF SEVEN CITIES FOR THE YEAR 2019

| S. No.   | Stations Name with Zone   | Stations Name with Zone   | Limit in dB(A) Leq   | Limit in dB(A) Leq   | 2019           | 2019             |
|----------|---------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------|------------------|
| S. No.   | City                      | Location                  | Day AM to 10PM       | Night 10PM to 06AM   | Day Leq. dB(A) | Night Leq. dB(A) |
| 1        | City                      | Parisar Bhawan (C)        | 65                   | 55                   | 67             | 62               |
| 1        |                           | Peeniya (I)               | 75                   | 70                   | 63             | 58               |
| 1        |                           | Nisarga Bhawan (R)        | 55                   | 45                   | 76             | 79               |
| 1        |                           | Marathali (C)             | 65                   | 55                   | 73             | 73               |
| 1        |                           | BTM (R)                   | 55                   | 45                   | 65             | 65               |
| 1        |                           | Yeshwantpur (C)           | 65                   | 55                   | 72             | 64               |
| 1        |                           | R.V.C.E. (S)              | 50                   | 40                   | 67             | 66               |
| 1        |                           | Whitefield (I)            | 75                   | 70                   | 66             | 61               |
| 1        |                           | Dolmur (R)                | 55                   | 45                   | 64             | 59               |
| 1        |                           | Nihmans (S)               | 50                   | 40                   | 72             | 74               |
|          |                           | Eye Hospital (S)          | 50                   | 40                   | 69             | 61               |
|          |                           | T.Nagar(C)                | 65                   | 55                   | 77             | 73               |
|          |                           | Perambur (C)              | 65                   | 55                   | 74             | 72               |
|          |                           | Guindy (I)                | 75                   | 70                   | 80             | 78               |
|          |                           | Triplicane (R)            | 55                   | 45                   | 61             | 59               |
|          |                           | Pallikarnai (C)           | 65                   | 55                   | 84             | 79               |
|          |                           | Velachery (R)             | 55                   | 45                   | 65             | 60               |
|          |                           | Washermanpet (C)          | 65                   | 55                   | 76             | 71               |
|          |                           | Anna Nagar (S)            | 40                   | 40                   | 75             | 78               |
|          |                           | Sowcarpet (R)             | 55                   | 45                   | 62             | 60               |
|          |                           | Dilshad Garden            | 50                   | 40                   | 69             | 68               |
|          |                           | (S)                       |                      |                      |                |                  |
|          |                           | CPCB HQ.(C)               | 65                   | 55                   | 66             | 57               |
|          |                           | DCE(S)                    | 50                   | 40                   | 62             | 58               |
|          |                           | ITO (C)                   | 65                   | 55                   | 75             | 73               |
|          |                           | NSIT (S)                  | 50                   | 40                   | 58             | 54               |
|          |                           | Civil Lines (C)           | 65                   | 55                   | 62             | 58               |
|          |                           | RK Puram(R)               | 55                   | 45                   | 67             | 62               |

| S. No.      | Stations Name with Zone    | Stations Name with Zone   |   Limit in dB(A) Leq | Limit in dB(A) Leq   | 2019   |   2019 |
|-------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------|--------|
| 28          | AnandVihar (C) Mandir Marg |                           |                   65 | 55 66                |        |     62 |
| 29          | (S)                        | 40                        |                   40 |                      | 65     |     55 |
| 30          | Punjabi Bagh (R)           |                           |                   55 | 45                   | 61     |     52 |
| 31          | Abids (C)                  | 65                        |                   55 |                      | 73     |     66 |
| 32          | Punjagutta(C)              | 65                        |                   55 |                      | 70     |     63 |
| 33          | Jeedimetla(I)              | 75                        |                   70 |                      | 73     |     73 |
| 34          | Zoo (S)                    | 50                        |                   40 |                      | 51     |     50 |
| Hyderaba 35 | Jublee Hills (R)           | 55                        |                   45 |                      | 60     |     54 |
| d 36        | Tarnaka(R)                 | 55                        |                   45 | 81                   |        |     82 |
| 37          | Gaddapothram(I)            | 75                        |                   70 |                      | 83     |     74 |
| 38          | Gachibowli(S)              | 50                        |                   40 |                      | 60     |     58 |
| 39          | Secunderabad (C)           | 55                        |                   55 |                      | 81     |     80 |
| 40          | Kukatpalli (C)             | 65                        |                   55 |                      | 70     |     67 |
| 41          | SSKM Hospital (S)          | 50                        |                   40 |                      | 70     |     70 |
| 42          | Gole Park (I)              | 75                        |                   70 |                      | 64     |     61 |
| 43          | Head Quarter (C)           | 65                        |                   55 |                      | 63     |     57 |
| 44          | Patauli (R)                | 55                        |                   45 | 73                   |        |     72 |
| 45          | New Market (C)             | 65                        |                   55 |                      | 73     |     76 |
| Kolkata 46  | Birati N. (R)              | 55                        |                   45 |                      | 79     |     78 |
| 47          | RG Kar (S)                 | 50                        |                   40 |                      | 64     |     62 |
| 48          | Tollygunge (C)             | 65                        |                   55 |                      | 67     |     63 |
| 49          | Bag Bazar (R)              | 45                        |                   45 |                      | 87     |     90 |
| 50          | Behala (I)                 | 75                        |                   70 |                      | 75     |     73 |
| 51          | Talkatora (I)              | 75                        |                   70 |                      | 64     |     62 |
| 52          | HajratGunj (C)             | 65                        |                   55 |                      | 74     |     73 |
| 53          | P.G.I. (S)                 | 50                        |                   40 |                      | 67     |     67 |
| 54          | Indira Nagar (R)           | 55                        |                   45 |                      | 51     |     45 |
| 55          | Gomti Nagar (S)            | 50                        |                   40 |                      | 67     |     60 |
| Lucknow 56  | Chinhat (I)                | 75                        |                   70 |                      | 67     |     60 |
| 57          | IT College (S)             | 50                        |                   40 | 65                   |        |     59 |
| 58          | CSS Airport (C)            | 65                        |                   55 |                      | 76     |     67 |
| 59          | RSC Aliganj (C)            | 65                        |                   55 |                      | 65     |     58 |
| 60          | UPPCB HQ. (R)              | 55                        |                   45 | 64                   |        |     62 |
| 61          | Thane (C)                  | 65                        |                   55 | 69                   |        |     69 |
| 62          | Vashi Hospital (S)         | 50                        |                   40 | 76                   |        |     74 |
| Mumbai 63   | Ashp (S)                   | 50                        |                   40 | 48                   |        |     46 |
| 64          | Bandra (C)                 | 65                        |                   55 | 67                   |        |     67 |

|   S. No. | Stations Name with Zone   | Stations Name with Zone   |   Limit in dB(A) Leq |   Limit in dB(A) Leq |   2019 |   2019 |
|----------|---------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------|--------|
|       65 |                           | MPCB, Head Quarter (C)    |                   65 |                   55 |     70 |     67 |
|       66 |                           | M&M Kandivali (I)         |                   75 |                   70 |     60 |     53 |
|       67 |                           | CST (C)                   |                   65 |                   55 |     74 |     70 |
|       68 |                           | L&T Powai (I)             |                   75 |                   70 |     59 |     55 |
|       69 |                           | PepsicoChembur (R)        |                   45 |                   45 |     68 |     61 |
|       70 |                           | Andheri (I)               |                   75 |                   70 |     79 |     78 |

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