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In a survey carried out by Earth5R in January 2023, 45 volunteers from 15 Indian cities investigated noise pollution in silent and residential areas and found that the noise levels were nearly 50 percent higher than the permissible limit of 50 dB.  

As cities continue to grow at a rate that has never been seen before, traffic noise and other types of noise pollution are getting worse, which poses serious health risks.

Vehicles honking, road workers drilling, and others produce noise. Noise pollution, which is unseen and reduced by the coronavirus outbreak, harms humans and is a major city problem. It harms humans and animals. According to experts, noise pollution disrupts breeding cycles and hastens species extinction.

What is noise pollution?

Noise pollution is an unwanted sound that can affect animal and human behaviour.Not all noise is pollution. The WHO classifies noise above 65 dB as pollution. Noise is detrimental at 75 dB and agonizing at 120 dB. Thus, daytime noise levels should be kept below 65 dB, and nighttime ambient noise beyond 30 dB prevents restful sleep. In 2018, the WHO limited traffic noise to 53 dB for health reasons. The noise record citywide is divided into four zones: commercial, residential, industrial, and silent.

UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen says that as cities grow, noise pollution is becoming a threat to the environment.

Sources of noise pollution:

Residential: Noisy apartments, especially poorly planned ones, upset residents. Plumbing, boilers, generators, air conditioners, and fans can cause irritating building noise. Uninsulated walls and ceilings can reveal amplified music, voices, footfalls, and other activities from neighboring units. When windows are open or poorly glazed, urban inhabitants might hear emergency vehicles, traffic, garbage collection, and other city noises.

Vacuum cleaners and various kitchen appliances create noise, but their daily noise dose is usually low.