noise assesment : case study of Beohari, district- Shahdol (m.p.)
1. NOISE ASSESMENT
REPORT
ASSIGNMENT
BEOHARI (DISTRICT SHAHDOL, M.P.)
SHRI KRISHNA KESHARWANI
XXX
(181109005)
XXX
V th SEM. B.PLAN.
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SUBMITTED BY-
STUDY AREA-
MAULANA AZAD NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Department of Planning and Architecture
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
SUBJECT-
Sustainable Urban Development
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DECLARATION
MAULANA AZAD NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
[Department of Planning and Architecture]
This dissertation entitled ‘NOISE ASSESMENT REPORT’ is being submitted in
subject ‘Sustainable Urban Development’ as a part of requirement for fifth
semester of bachelor of planning by the undersigned for evaluation. The matter
embodied in this dissertation is my own work or compilation of others work,
acknowledged properly. If, in future, it is found that the above statement is false,
then the institute may take any action against me as per the rules.
October, 2020
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I would like to sincerely express my gratitude to Prof. Neha pranav kolhe, Maulana
Azad National Institute of Technology for her suggestions and encouragement
which helped me in completion of this report.
Finally I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to my parents who were very
supportive both financially and mentally and for their encouragement to achieve
my set of goals.
Bachelor of planning
Semester 5th
2020
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CONTENTS-
10
10
10
10
10
Introduction
Literature review
Methodology
Site characteristics
Data collection
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10
10
Conclusion
Bibliography
Annexures
Analysis and result 10
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List of Tables
List of Figures
Table 1- permissible limits......................................................................................................................................9
Table 2- GUIDELINES- ...........................................................................................................................................10
Table 3- observation point 2 data ........................................................................................................................16
Table 4- observation point 1 data........................................................................................................................16
Table 5- observation point 4 data ........................................................................................................................17
Table 6-observation point 3 data .........................................................................................................................17
Figure 1-noise level.................................................................................................................................................8
Figure 2-location map...........................................................................................................................................12
Figure 3- site map.................................................................................................................................................13
Figure 4-landuse map...........................................................................................................................................14
Figure 5-building height........................................................................................................................................14
Figure 6-observation point 3................................................................................................................................18
Figure 7-observation point -2...............................................................................................................................18
Figure 8- observation point 1 ...............................................................................................................................18
Figure 9- observation point 4 ...............................................................................................................................18
Figure 10-evening data.........................................................................................................................................19
Figure 11-afternoon data .....................................................................................................................................19
Figure 12-morning data........................................................................................................................................19
Figure 13-night data .............................................................................................................................................19
Figure 14- ways to reduce noise pollution ...........................................................................................................21
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INTRODUCTION
Noise is typically defined as unwanted sound. Sound which pleases the listeners is
music and that which causes pain and annoyance is noise. At times, what is music
for some can be noise for others.
Most of the machines that have been developed for industrial purposes, for high-
speed transportation, or to make life more enjoyable by furnishing additional
comfort, reducing the drudgery of everyday living, and speeding up our daily
routines to provide additional leisure hours, are accompanied by noise. Noise
prevention and control is important as noise affect us in hearing, ability to
communicate and behaviour. Undoubtedly, lesser noise can make the environment
more friendly and life becomes pleasant. (NOISE POLLUTION REGULATIONS IN INDIA, 2000)
N
O
I
S
E
SOURCES OF NOISE
INDOOR SOURCES OUTDOOR SOURCES
Air coolers
Air conditioner
Television.
Music system.
Family conflict.
Baby crying.
Other office and
home appliances.
Traffic (road, rail)
Loudspeakers.
Vehicles horn.
Construction
activities.
Fire crackers.
Industries.
Generators.
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Noise can disturb our work, rest,
sleep and communication. It can
damage our hearing and evoke
other psychological physiological
and possibly pathological
reactions However, because of
complexity, variability and the
interaction of noise with other
environmental factors, the
adverse health effects of noise do
not lend themselves to a straight
forward analysis.
EFFECTS OF NOISE
Hearing impairment can be either temporary or
permanent. Noise induced temporary threshold
shift (NITTS) is a temporary loss of hearing
acuity experienced after a relatively short
exposure to excessive noise. While noise induced
permanent threshold shift (NIPTS) is an
irreversible loss of hearing that is caused by
prolonged noise exposure.
Noise induced hearing impairment occurs
predominantly in the higher frequency range of
3k-6k Hz. With the largest effect with at 4 KHz.
Sleep disturbance is a major effect of
environmental noise. Uninterrupted sleep is
known to be prerequisite for good physiological
and mental functioning of healthy persons, it
may cause primary effects during sleep, and
secondary effects that can be assessed the day
after night time exposure. The primary effects of
sleep disturbance are difficulty in falling asleep,
increased blood pressure etc. the secondary
effects on the following morning day are
depressed mood, decreased performance etc.
HEARING
IMPAIRMENT
SLEEP
DISTURBANCE
SOME OF THE MAJOR EFFECTS OF NOISE ARE AS FOLLOWS -
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INTERFERENCE
WITH
SPEECH
COMMUNICATION
PHSYSIOLOGICAL
FUNCTIONS
PERFORMANCE
Speech interference is basically a
masking process in which
simultaneous interfering noise
renders speech incapable of being
understood. The inability to
understand speech result in a large
number of personal handicaps and
behavioral changes. Problems with
concentration, fatigue, uncertainty
and lack of self-confidence are being
identified due to this issue.
It has been shown mainly in worker and children,
that noise can adversely affect performance of
cognitive task. Although noise induced arousal
may produce better performance in simple task
in the short term, cognitive performance
substantially deteriorates for more complex
tasks in the short term, cognitive performance
substantially deteriorates for more complex task.
Reading, attention, problem solving and
memorization are among the cognitive task most
strongly affected by noise.
In workers exposed to noise and
in people living near airports,
industries and noisy streets.
Noise exposure may have a large
temporary, as well as permanent
impact on physiological functions.
After prolonged exposure,
susceptible individuals in the
general population may develop
permanent effects such as
hypertension, heart diseases etc.
Noise is generally measured in decibels (dB)
Figure 1-noise level
SOURCE- (NOISE POLLUTION REGULATIONS IN INDIA, 2000)
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Category of area Day time Night time
1 Industrial area 75 70
2 Commercial area 65 55
3 Residential area 55 45
4 Special area 50 40
Table 1- permissible limits
NOISE STANDARDS
According to the “The Noise Pollution (Regulation And Control) Rules, 2000”
the increasing ambient noise levels in public places from various sources, inter-alia,
industrial activity, construction activity, generator sets, loud speakers, public address
terms, music systems, vehicular horns and other mechanical devices have mysterious
effects on human health and the psychological well being of the people; it is considered
necessary to regulate and control noise producing and venerating sources with the objective
of maintaining the ambient air quality standards in respect of noise.
According to the “The Noise
Pollution (Regulation and
Control) Rules, 2000” the
following are the standards for
noise levels according to the
category of the areas.
Note:
1. Day time shall mean from 6.00 a.m. to 10.00 p.m.
2. Night time shall mean from 10.00 p.m. to 6.00 a.m.
3. Silence zone is defined as an area comprising not less than 100 meters around
hospitals, educational institutions and courts. The silence zones are zones, which are
declared as such by the competent authority.
4. Mixed categories of areas may be declared as one of the four-abovementioned
categories by the competent authority.
Limits in dB(A) Leq*
*dB (A) Leq denotes the time
weighted average of the level
of sound in decibels on scale
A which is relatable to human
hearing.
A “decibel” is a unit in which
noise is measured.
“A” in dB (A) Leq, denotes
the frequency weighting in
the measurement of noise
and corresponds to
frequency response
characteristics of the human
ear. (The Noise Pollution
(Regulation and Control)
Rules, 2000)
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LITERATURE REVIEW
Noise pollution is an annoyance to human beings. The noise is usually machine-created
sound that disrupts activity or balance of human’s way of life. It is a growing environmental
problem that is increasingly becoming an omnipresent, yet unnoticed form of pollution not
only in developed countries but also in the developing countries. The word noise is derived
from Latin word ‘‘Nausea’’ implying ‘‘unwanted sound’’ or sound that is loud, unpleasant
or unexpected. It can be defined as wrong sound, in the wrong place and at the wrong
time.
The frequency and intensity of pollution has been increasing day by day. Which is directly
or indirectly affecting the human health and the environment.
EFFECTS OF NOISE POLLUTION ON HUMAN HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
Noise is a prominent feature of the environment including noise from transport, industry
and neighbors. Exposure to transport noise disturbs sleep in the laboratory, but not
generally in field studies where adaptation occurs. Noise interferes in complex task
performance, modifies social behavior and causes annoyance. Studies of occupational and
environmental noise exposure suggest an association with hypertension, whereas
community studies show only weak relationships between noise and cardiovascular
disease. Aircraft and road traffic noise exposure are associated with psychological
symptoms but not with clinically defined psychiatric disorder. In both industrial studies and
community studies, noise exposure is related to raise catecholamine secretion. In children,
chronic aircraft noise exposure impairs reading comprehension and long-term memory and
may be associated with raised blood pressure. Further research is needed examining
coping strategies and the possible health consequences of adaptation to noise. (Matheson,
March 28, 2010)
The present environmental pollution problems are universal both in the developed as well
as developing countries. All these problems are resulting as a consequence of rapid growth
of population, excessive exploitation of natural resources, urbanization and
industrialization. Noise pollution phenomena are commonly described as a sound and its
implications on human health. The current trend of rapid development and increase of the
industries, transportations and community activities provides major source of noise
pollution, which is well-known environmental hazard throughout the globe. Road traffic,
jet planes, garbage trucks, construction equipment, manufacturing processes, and lawn
mowers are some of the major sources of this unwanted sound that are routinely
broadcasted in to the air. Crowded cities, mechanized means of transport, new devices of
recreation, hooting horns, shrieking of loud speakers, industries and festivals are main
sources of noise pollution. The people residing in urban areas and many occupationally
workers develop hearing losses that may be severe. The noise factor is increasingly
prejudicing social life and in some instances hearing capacity. In the present scenario,
noise is becoming an increasingly widespread and serious source of discomfort and danger.
(DEV, December 2010)
EFFECTS ON HUMAN
HEALTH-
EFFECTS ON ENVIRONMENT-
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METHODOLOGY
INTRODUCTION
TO THE
LITERATURE
FINALIZING
AIMS AND
OBJECTIVE OF
THE STUDY
COLLECTION OF
PRIMARY DATA
AND SECONDARY
DATA
DATA
PUNCHING
DATA ANALYSIS
IDENTIFICATION
OF PROBLEMS
AND ISSUES
REPORT
COMPLETITION
AND
SUBMISSION
AIMS-
To understand the impact of noise on the
study area.
To understand the process of noise
assessment.
OBJECTIVES-
To collect the noise assessment data from
the study area.
Learning how to compile, tabulate,
structure and comprehend the data.
Identification of the problems.
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SITE CHARACTERSTICS
Beohari is a Nagar Panchayat city in
district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh.
Beohari is rich in mineral resources,
including marble, iron ore, clay, sand
and unexplored petroleum products.
Beohari is economically rich and is
politically active since Independence.
The Beohari city is divided into 15
wards. The Beohari Nagar Panchayat
has population of 24,545 of which
12,745 are males while 11,800 are
females as per report released by
Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-
6 is 3339 which is 13.60 % of total
population of Beohari (NP). In
Beohari Nagar Panchayat, Female
Sex Ratio is of 926 against state
average of 931. Moreover Child Sex
Ratio in Beohari is around 917
compared to Madhya Pradesh state
average of 918. Literacy rate of
Beohari city is 79.51 % higher than
state average of 69.32 %. In
Beohari, Male literacy is around
86.99 % while female literacy rate is
71.45%. (census 2011, 2011)
ABOUT BEOHARI -
There are total 64 house hold in the area
And the approximate population of the area is 64 x 4 = 256.
The total area of the site is 47,551sq m.
There are two types of road present in the area one is the cc road and another one
is the state highway which is the black tar road.
Width of cc road is 3 meters and the width of state highway is 4.5m.
Settlement pattern –organic development.
ABOUT STUDY AREA -
Figure 2-location map
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The study area is situated in the central Beohari having an avg. elevation of 388m above
the sea level. It is situated in between 24o00’52.6”north latitude and 81o22’46.7” east
longitude.
The noise level has been recorded at four different observations point covering all kinds of
land use of the site. Observation point 1 is situated near the newly constructed residential
area of the site. Observation point 2 is situated at the meeting point of cc road and the
state highway. Observation point no. 3 is situated in front of my home (shivam traders),
observation point no.4 is situated under the block office area.
2002 2010
2020
Figure 3- site map
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The majority of the built up area in the site is having mixed land use (retail + residential)
followed by residential area. The four observation points are placed in such a way so that
it will cover all kinds of different land use of the site.
Majority of the houses in the study area having building height g+1 followed by the single
floor houses. Only two of the houses having the building height of g+2.
Figure 4-landuse map
Figure 5-building height
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DATA COLLECTION
The required data for noise assessment has
been collected at four different observation
points at four different time periods i.e.
morning (8:45-9:00), afternoon (12:15-
12:30), evening (18:00-18:15) , night
(21:00-21:15) covering all kinds of land use
of the study area. The data for noise
assessment has been recorded in the form of
different noise levels at different time period
and different points in decibels along with the
offsite and onsite sound sources has also
been recorded.
The data collection has
been done with the
help of a mobile
application called
noise meter by jinasys.
2
2
3
3
4 1
4
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DATE
PERIOD
START
STOP
peak
Leq
max
min
avr
20-10-2020
morning
08:46
08:47
57.8
43.8
54.7
36.4
42.1
Birds
sound
audible,several
vehicle
passed,cooler
noise
was
audible
birds
,
vehicles
passing
through
nearby
road,
vehicle
horn
20-10-2020
afternoon
12:14
12:16
55.6
51.3
98.1
35.5
43
vehicles,pedestrians
vehicles
passing
through
nearby
main
road,
vehicle
horn
20-10-2020
evening
17:58
18:00
65.5
55.6
69.4
42.4
51.7
vehicles,pedestrians
music
coming
out
from
the
loudspeakers
at
the
nearby
temple
was
audible,vechiles
passing
through
near
by
main
road
20-10-2020
night
20:59
21:01
65.3
58.5
67.3
45
53.7
vehicles,pedestrians
music
coming
out
from
the
loudspeakers
at
the
nearby
temple
was
audible,vechiles
passing
through
near
by
main
road
On
site
noise
source
OBSERVATION
POINT
-
1
Off
site
noise
source
MEASUREMENT
NOISE
LEVEL
(dB)
DATE
PERIOD
START
STOP
peak
Leq
max
min
avr
20-10-2020
morning
08:48
08:50
73.0.8
61
72.8
48.8
57.1
pedestrians,several
vehicles
passed
vehicles
and
there
horn
noise
20-10-2020
afternoon
12:12
12:14
74.5
67.2
72.7
56.4
65.9
noise
coming
out
from
the
welding
machine
shop,pedestrians,vehices
vehicles
noise,noise
coming
out
from
the
nearby
construction
site
20-10-2020
evening
18:03
18:05
79.2
67.3
72.7
56.6
66.3
vehicles,pedestrians
vehicles
noise,noise
coming
out
from
the
nearby
construction
site
20-10-2020
night
21:02
21:04
84.7
64.2
69.5
57.9
63.1
vehicles,pedestrians
vehicles
OBSERVATION
POINT-
2
MEASUREMENT
NOISE
LEVEL
(dB)
On
site
noise
source
Off
site
noise
source
Table
4-
observation
point
1
data
Table
3-
observation
point
2
data
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DATE
PERIOD
START
STOP
peak
Leq
max
min
avr
20-10-2020
morning
08:51
08:53
70.9
65.8
74
51.7
63.4
pedestrians,music
system,several
vehicles
passed
vehicles
20-10-2020
afternoon
12:09
12:12
73.1
65.1
70.6
58.2
64.4
vehicles,pedestrians
vehicles
20-10-2020
evening
18:08
18:10
79
67.6
79
60.2
66.8
vehicles,pedestrians,loud
speakers
vehicles
20-10-2020
night
21:04
21:06
73.9
64.2
70
56.5
62.9
vehicles,pedestrians
vehicles
OBSERVATION
POINT-
3
MEASUREMENT
NOISE
LEVEL
(dB)
On
site
noise
source
Off
site
noise
source
DATE
PERIOD
START
STOP
peak
Leq
max
min
avr
20-10-2020
morning
08:55
08:57
67.1
48.8
61.2
27.5
42.9
Birds
,
pedestrians
loudspeaker,vehicle
horn
20-10-2020
afternoon
12:18
12:20
78.7
55.7
70.4
42..4
49.6
pedestrians
loudspeaker,vehicle
horn
20-10-2020
evening
18:13
18:15
71.2
59.4
66.5
50.1
58.3
pedestrians
loudspeaker,vehicle
horn
20-10-2020
night
21:10
21:12
62.8
49.7
56.2
45.5
49.4
music
coming
out
from
the
loudspeakers
at
the
nearby
durga
pandal
was
audible,vechiles
passing
through
near
by
main
road
MEASUREMENT
NOISE
LEVEL
(dB)
On
site
noise
source
Off
site
noise
source
OBSERVATION
POINT-
4
Table
6-observation
point
3
data
Table
5-
observation
point
4
data
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ANALYSIS AND RESULT
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
morning afternoon evening night
42.1 43
51.7 53.7
OBSERVATION POINT-1
52
54
56
58
60
62
64
66
68
morning afternoon evening night
57.1
65.9
66.3
63.1
OBSERVATION POINT- 2
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
morning afternoon evening night
63.4
64.4
66.8
62.9
OBSERVATION POINT- 3
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
morning afternoon evening night
42.9
49.6
58.3
49.4
OBSERVATION POINT- 4
At observation point 1 (residential area)
there is more noise level at evening and night
period as compared to the morning and
afternoon period then reason behind that is
the offsite sound sources like loud speakers
at the nearby temple and more vehicular
traffic at the nearby state highway. As
mentioned in the table 2
At observation point 2 the highest noise level
is in the evening time and the least noise
level at the morning time, as the point 2 lies
at the tri junction so the reason behind the
variation between noise levels is majorly due
to the variation in traffic on the highway at
different period of time.
At observation point 3 the highest noise level
is in the evening time and the least noise
level at the morning time, as the point 3 lies
at the side of the state highway so the reason
behind the variation between noise levels is
majorly due to the variation in traffic on the
highway at different period of time.
At observation point 4 (administrative area)
there is more noise level at evening period as
compared to the morning, night and
afternoon period then reason behind that is
due to the offsite sound sources like loud
speakers ,pedestrians and more vehicular
traffic at the nearby state highway. As
mentioned in the table 5
NOISE
LEVEL
(dB)
NOISE
LEVEL
(dB)
NOISE
LEVEL
(dB)
NOISE
LEVEL
(dB)
Figure 8- observation point 1
Figure 7-observation point -2
Figure 6-observation point 3
Figure 9- observation point 4
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0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
P O I N T - 1
P O I N T - 2
P O I N T - 3
P O I N T - 4
51.7
66.3 66.8
58.3
EVENING
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
P O I N T - 1
P O I N T - 2
P O I N T - 3
P O I N T - 4
53.7
63.1 62.9
49.4
NIGHT
0
20
40
60
80
P O I N T - 1
P O I N T - 2
P O I N T - 3
P O I N T - 4
43
65.9
64.4
49.6
AFTERNOON
0
20
40
60
80
P O I N T - 1
P O I N T - 2
P O I N T - 3
P O I N T - 4
42.1
57.1 63.4
42.9
MORNING At morning period the highest noise level
is recorded at observation point 3 and the
least noise level is recorded at point 1
which is at the residential area followed
by point 4 with is situated at the block
office area. The reason behind the
highest noise level at point 3 is due to the
sound coming out from the music
system.as mentioned in the table 4
At afternoon period the highest noise level is
recorded at observation point 2 and the least
noise level is recorded at point 1. At the
afternoon period the major source of noise is
traffic on the state highway and the variation in
the noise levels at the points is directly related
to the distance between the state highway and
the location of the point and also to the sound
barriers like trees and walls coming in between
the noise source and the point.
Evening time is the peak time of the noise level
for points 2, 3 and 4.the major source of noise
at this time period is the traffic on the road.
However most of the noise level is recorded at
point 3 followed by point 2 as they are located
near the state highway. The variation in the
noise levels at the points is directly related to
the distance between the state highway and
the location of the point and also to the sound
barriers like trees and walls coming in
between the noise source and the point.
At night period the highest noise level is
recorded at observation point 2 and the least
noise level is recorded at point 4. At the night
period the major source of noise is traffic on
the state highway and the loud speakers of
the nearby temple and the variation in the
noise levels at the points is directly related
to the distance between the state highway
and the location of the point and also to the
sound barriers like trees and walls coming in
between the noise source and the point.
NOISE
LEVEL
(dB)
NOISE
LEVEL
(dB)
NOISE
LEVEL
(dB)
NOISE
LEVEL
(dB)
Figure 12-morning data
Figure 11-afternoon data
Figure 10-evening data
Figure 13-night data
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RESULT
The measurements of noise levels have been recorded in working day
(Monday 20-10-2020) at the four different observation points at selected site
in vicinity of Beohari. The analysis has revealed the following points-
The noise pollution levels are more than the permissible limits at the
observation point 2 and 3 if we consider that as a residential area.
However the other two points 1 and 4 have noise emissions under the
permissible limits.
The maximum noise levels are especially determined by the heavy
traffic, technical Status of the vehicles and quality of the road situation.
Evening time is the peak time of the noise level for points 2, 3 and 4.the
major source of noise at this time period is the traffic on the road.
The variation in the noise levels at the observation points is directly
related to the distance between the state highway and the location of
the point and also to the sound barriers like trees and walls coming in
between the noise source and the point.
It is suggested that the necessary abatement measures to reduce the
noise levels in these areas should be implemented in order to improve
the present status of human health and environment of the study area
located in the Beohari.
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CONCLUSION
By analyzing the data it has been found that the sound barriers like trees and
walls are actually helping in reducing the noise intensity at observation point
1 and 4.
As compared to the other two points i.e. observation point 2 and 3 , points 1
and 4 have recorded low noise level because of the distance from the main
road and also due to the presence of various sound barriers like trees
,buildings and walls between the state highway and the points .
Only two points (2 and 3) have recorded high noise levels therefore the
following measures should be taken with the aim of reducing the noise level
produced by different sources:
Banning the use of high decibel horns.
Banning the loudspeakers.
the rehabilitation of the infrastructure of the street networks of ways
with intense traffic;
the implementation of the technical measures for noise levels;
Creating noise barriers alongside the road like trees and walls. Or grass
walls.
blocking the ways of noise propagation by creating protection curtains,
including green spaces within inhabited areas;
Performing special isolation for buildings against one or more types of
environmental noise combined with ventilation or conditioned air
facilities, in order to maintain high values of the isolations against
environmental noise.
Figure 14- ways to reduce noise pollution
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