NOISE POLLUTION, A
RISING TERROR.
The human
mind has always aimed at progression of the human race. This perspective has
endowed a lot many scientific discoveries which have improved man’s life, both
in terms of pleasure as well as the quality of life. As helpful as these
improvisations have been, there always a darker picture to the story. Man's
interventions, while pursuing for a happy, easy life, have culminated in a lot
many problems to one's health too, noise pollution being the most recent
addition to the list.
Why the rising concern?
The words noise pollution are enough
to make one aware of it's Genesis. Industrial growth, vehicular sale increment
for easier communion, louder instruments used for celebrating Indian festivals,
all of these minor changes have culminated effectively in a reservoir for human
illness, of deafness.
Reports have shown increasing cases of hearing loss
victims to be diagnosed in residential staying around areas of high noise
pollution like the airport, manufacturing industries, etc. This can be
attributed to the high exposure endowed upon these residentials , arising from
the nearby high source of noise. Hearing can be severely disabled in workers,
employed in high sound exposure areas such as mines, factories, etc.
Not just
that, even the Firecrackers burst during the festival of Diwali in the nation
had contributed to a relative increase in the amount of noise pollution, above
the permissible range and this has consequently reported in increased numbers
of deaf and acoustically impaired victims.
What can be done ?
With a view of bringing down this
forth rising problem, various departments in the nation have tried intervening,
to decrease the sound generation and source. If not that, then at least
reducing the exposure. For example, the Indian factories act, in an attempt to
decrease the number of workers affected by this high range of sound, have
enlisted a guideline wherein the workers are allowed to work only for 8 hours
per day and 5 days per week in a noise enhanced setting. No possible increment
to this guideline is encouraged.
Similarly, the Indian govt is trying it's level
best to decrease the Manufacturing of Firecrackers in Diwali to decrease the
supply and hence, the utilisation thereby decreasing the noise pollution.
Schools too have joined these innovation of decreasing noise pollution in such
festivals by discouraging the tradition of lighting Firecrackers and rather
exploring the young adults what Diwali is all about. The govt has also implied
a maximum amount of about 100dB in an airport setting.
Noise pollution is an oncoming terror
and needs to be stopped at source, if not then atleast decrease the exposure to
noise. Social intervention and individual interaction only, can help tackle
this rising disaster.
