The KSRTC and city buses are contributing to noise pollution in the city by using air horns that do not conform to the standards prescribed for ambient air quality in respect of noise.

Not a single horn fitted in the 100 KSRTC and city buses, checked on Monday, conformed to the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000.

The threshold limit for noise pollution in commercial areas is fixed at 65 decibels during day (6 a.m. to 10 p.m.).

The minimum sound emitted from horns during a check by officials of the Mysuru city traffic police and Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) on Monday was 71 dB.

Of the buses checked at suburban bus-stand and city bus-stand, the maximum sound measured was 110 dB while the average was 87.2 dB, the Board’s environmental officer Niranjan told The Hindu .............Read more

Source web page: The Hindu