Chandigarh, February
11:To Tackle the Noise pollution, Sh. Mandip Singh Brar, IAS, Deputy Commissioner, UT Chandigarh today
convened a meeting of all SDMs along with all stakeholder departments at his
office. Issues with respect to parameters of sound pollution in different zones
of City was discussed at length.
The DC emphasized that
all the departments must strive to make sure that the level of sound is in
complete conformity with the parameters laid down by the Hon'ble Punjab and
Haryana High Court while disposing the CWP No 6213 of 2016 (O&M).
Further, the DC said that as per the
directions of the court, it is to be ensured that no loudspeaker or Public
Address System shall be used by any person including religious bodies in
Temples, Mosques and Gurudwaras without written permission of the even during
day time and that too by getting an undertaking that noise level would not
exceed permissible level.
Furthermore, no
loudspeaker, Public Address System, Musical Instrument and Sound Amplifier are
to be played during the night time except in auditoriums, conference rooms,
community halls, banquet halls in accordance within the norms laid down under
the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000. It would also be
ensured that loud speakers or Public Address Systems are not used between 10 pm
to 6 am except between 10 pm to 12 midnight during any cultural and religious
occasion of a limited duration not exceeding 15 days during a calendar year .
The peripheral noise level of a privately owned sound system or sound producing
instrument would not be beyond permissible level at the boundary of a private
place.
Also, no horn shall be
blown in silence zones or during the night time between 10 pm to 6 am in a
residential area except during public emergency.
No person is to be
issued firearms license who has not completed the age of 21 years and no person
shall carry firearm to a religious/marriage processions, fair or other public
assemblage or within the campus of an educational institution.
The DC also directed
that the concerned SDM(East) and DSP(East) will specifically patrol the areas
around Cafes, Pubs and Restaurants of
Sector 7 and will ensure that the noise
levels are not beyond permissible limit.
The DC said that the
police and all the SDM's and Police must ensure the compliance of the
directions passed by the court and visible impact on ground should be seen in
next 10 days.
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