The document discusses noise pollution, its causes and effects. It notes that noise pollution is an unwanted sound that can negatively impact people's health by causing hearing loss, increasing blood pressure and heart rate, and interfering with sleep. Common sources of noise pollution are identified as traffic, construction equipment, loud music, and barking dogs. The document advocates for stronger legal regulations and enforcement to help control noise pollution and protect public health.

1. TOWARDS A QUIETER FUTURE: NOISE POLLUTION PRESPECTIVE AND ITS LEGAL IMPLICATIONS Dr. PRASHANT MEHTA, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Science, National Law University, Jodhpur Email: prashantmehta1@rediffmail.com

3. WHAT IS NOISE POLLUTION? The deafening crescendo of noise is one more facet of the awesome environmental crisis threatening to overwhelm mankind. Noise pollution is an unwanted sound.

4. WHAT ARE CAUSES OF NOISE POLLUTION? Annoyance is caused when there is a sudden increases in volume of noise. Noise can interfere with speech and Noise can wake people up or it could keep them awake. Loud noises can cause hearing loss as well. At first, their hearing loss is temporary and recovery takes place in a couple of days. If loud noise still occurs, a person may not fully recover their level of hearing. Then, they will become deaf if they are still exposed to the loud noises.

5. There are many ways to start noise pollution. Some examples are traffic, barking dogs, aircraft, swimming pool equipment, air conditioners, stereos, televisions, radios, power tools, and many more. Noise from traffic usually happens on major roads, bus routes, and intersections.. Air conditioners should be put in a place that will not disturb others. You should think about others when you think about turning up your stereos, televisions, and radios louder than they should be. WHAT STARTS NOISE POLLUTION?

7. LOUDNESS – IN DECIBELS

8. FACTORS AFFECTING INDIVIDUAL SENSATION OF SOUND?

9. NOISE LEVEL IN JODHPUR

11. HOW TO CONTROL VEHICLE NOISE?

14. FUTURE ASPECTS What about the future?

15. LEGAL ASPECTS Although a regulatory legal framework to safeguard the human environment from the ill effects of pollution has slowly been built up around many activities, these frameworks do not essentially address to the noise pollution in specific. Even when regard for the public is taken into consideration, the focus of these legislative frameworks usually towards the nature of steps to be taken by the executive authorities rather than to address to any specific issues or on the other hand confine themselves to other matters, or do not adequately address noise issues. Noise Regulation Rules 2000 were made under Sec 3 of the Environmental Protection Act of 1986. The rules regulate noise levels in industrial, [75 decibels] commercial [65 decibels] and residential zones [55 decibels], and also establish zones of silence (100 meters) near schools, courts, hospitals, etc. The rules also assign regulatory authority for these standards to the local district courts.

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