In a first, Gurugram to get 4 stations to monitor noise

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GURUGRAM: The Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) has decided to set up noise monitoring stations for the first time in the city. The move comes amid growing concern over noise levels breaching the permissible limits near hospitals and schools, officials said.
Until now, Gurugram only recorded noise levels in the run-up to Diwali and for a few days after the festival.
Each of these stations, which will come up at four places, will have a real-time monitoring system and a display board. The centralised system will monitor noise levels round-the-clock. “Yes, we are planning to set up noise monitoring stations in Gurugram,” HSPCB member secretary S Narayan confirmed.
HSPCB already has a network of stations for real-time monitoring of air quality in the city. The noise monitoring stations will also come up in the same locations — Sector 51, Teri Gram, Vikas Sadan and Gwalpahari.
Just like the ambient air quality index, the values of various parameters measured in the noise monitoring station will be transferred automatically through an online data network and stored in the central server system for analysis later.
“This project will help our department prepare a database, identify the sources of noise pollution and take adequate action against them,” said an HSPCB official.
Officials agreed that noise mapping, though essential for the city, was never done earlier. “We did not have the capacity to conduct such surveys,” he added.
According to noise standards for automobiles, domestic appliances and construction equipment, which were notified in the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, noise level shouldn’t be over 55 dB in residential sectors, 65 dB in commercial areas and 75 dB in industrial zones. Near sensitive areas such as hospitals, the level of noise shouldn’t exceed 45 dB. At night, the limit is 45 dB in residential areas, 55dB in commercial zones and 70 dB in industrial hubs.
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