Mumbai Ganapati immersion noise levels breach limits
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Noise levels during Ganapati immersion processions in Mumbai exceeded permissible limits according to the Awaaz Foundation.
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- Noise levels reached up to 107.8 decibels during Mumbai's final-day Ganapati immersion processions.
- These readings significantly exceeded the nighttime limits of 40 to 45 decibels allowed in silence and residential zones.
- The NGO Awaaz Foundation reported that political parties played loud music well past the midnight deadline.
- This data has been submitted to state authorities for review.
What to watch next
- Response from the Maharashtra government regarding the noise violation report
- Future enforcement of decibel limits during festival processions
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Sumaira Abdulali
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“Unfortunately, political parties across party lines have continued to violate the Noise Rules by playing music upto 103 decibels and continuing until at least 12.30 am on 26th September”
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…45dB in a Residential Zone, it said. In a letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Awaaz Foundation founder Sumaira Abdulali alleged that loud music was being played till at least 12.30 am on Saturday. “ Unfortunately, political parties across party lines have continued to violate the Noise Rules by playing music upto 103 decibels and continuing until at least 12.30 am on 26th September ,” she said. Abdulali also questioned the placement of police decibel meters. “Although no police decibel meters were visible on the street, on enquiry, I was informed that the decibel meters had been mounted on…
“Although no police decibel meters were visible on the street, on enquiry, I was informed that the decibel meters had been mounted on towers”
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…lines have continued to violate the Noise Rules by playing music upto 103 decibels and continuing until at least 12.30 am on 26th September,” she said. Abdulali also questioned the placement of police decibel meters. “ Although no police decibel meters were visible on the street, on enquiry, I was informed that the decibel meters had been mounted on towers ,” she said. “However, the towers appeared to be a considerable distance from any political booths and also past the point where the processions stopped using instruments,” Abdulali alleged. Awaaz Foundation said most…
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