Students at Beaconhouse, Johar Town Girls Branch, Lahore mobilized their school to battle the noise pollution caused by traffic outside their school. They devised and disseminated a traffic plan, allotted parking spaces, put up posters, distributed pamphlets, and involved school staff to work with drivers to ensure that the new traffic plan was followed.

1. STOP NOISE POLLUTION
Manage traffic so that there would beManage traffic so that there would be
less horns that means decrease inless horns that means decrease in
noise pollution.noise pollution.

2. Why are we concerned aboutWhy are we concerned about
noise pollution?noise pollution?
Our school is located in a residentialOur school is located in a residential
society. During morning time and at homesociety. During morning time and at home
time massive traffic jam, and over use oftime massive traffic jam, and over use of
horns by the drivers as well as parentshorns by the drivers as well as parents
create a lot of problems for the residentscreate a lot of problems for the residents
of the society.of the society.
So we have decided to solve this problemSo we have decided to solve this problem
for the benefit of our society.for the benefit of our society.

3. PlanPlan
Devising a traffic plan.Devising a traffic plan.
Distribution of pamphlets to create awareness among students andDistribution of pamphlets to create awareness among students and
parents about the ways to control noise pollution through their coparents about the ways to control noise pollution through their co
operation by following proper traffic route.operation by following proper traffic route.
Pasting of posters for awareness in the surroundings of school.Pasting of posters for awareness in the surroundings of school.
Addressing students and giving them guidance.Addressing students and giving them guidance.
Meeting with teachers so that they can also help us in our projectMeeting with teachers so that they can also help us in our project
through instructing their students.through instructing their students.
Taking help of school peons in order to provide instructions to vanTaking help of school peons in order to provide instructions to van
drivers as they cannot read our posters and material.drivers as they cannot read our posters and material.

4. We pasted posters all around the community to createWe pasted posters all around the community to create
awareness among the parents and drivers that howawareness among the parents and drivers that how
their careless attitude is negatively effecting thetheir careless attitude is negatively effecting the
people living near the school boundaries.people living near the school boundaries.
Avoid Unwanted NoiseAvoid Unwanted Noise

5. MOREMORE
HONKSHONKS
MAKE YOUMAKE YOU
GO CONKS!GO CONKS!
People werePeople were
given awarenessgiven awareness
about the risingabout the rising
issue of noiseissue of noise
pollution.pollution.

6. Attractive PamphletsAttractive Pamphlets

7. Gems with their magnum opusGems with their magnum opus

8. Plan in actionPlan in action

9. Students are sharingStudents are sharing
their plan of thetheir plan of the
project of controllingproject of controlling
noise pollution withnoise pollution with
their HM.their HM.

10. We made a traffic route so thatWe made a traffic route so that
people could follow it andpeople could follow it and
there would be less traffic.there would be less traffic.

11. Traffic route was published in ourTraffic route was published in our
monthly ‘The Johar Journal’monthly ‘The Johar Journal’

12. People were instructed to park theirPeople were instructed to park their
cars on a place where no onecars on a place where no one
would be disturbed.would be disturbed.

13. AWARENESS MADE ITS WAY .AWARENESS MADE ITS WAY .
Horns were avoided.Horns were avoided.
And followed the trafficAnd followed the traffic
route.route.

14. ProblemsProblems
It was difficult to train drivers as they couldIt was difficult to train drivers as they could
not read our written material and theynot read our written material and they
showed unwillingness to follow theshowed unwillingness to follow the
instructions as well.instructions as well.
We faced problem when our posters gotWe faced problem when our posters got
ruined by children of community.ruined by children of community.
Parents did not take it seriously.Parents did not take it seriously.
Students’ non serious attitude was alwaysStudents’ non serious attitude was always
there.there.

15. WE ARE PROUD TO BE A PART OF THEWE ARE PROUD TO BE A PART OF THE
IMPROVED COMMUNITY.IMPROVED COMMUNITY.
And our missionAnd our mission
Accomplished!Accomplished!