In an attempt to curtail the noise pollution levels in Mumbai, specifically during the night, builders, as well as construction workers, will not be permitted to undertake any construction work between 10 pm and 6 am, highlight reports.
The newly appointed Mumbai police commissioner, Sanjay Pandey, took to Twitter on Wednesday, March 9, and said, "To keep #noiseundercontrol In Mumbai met developers in the city. Agreed to have construction only between 6 am to 10 pm. Noise levels are only under 65 decibels. Display boards indicating timings and decibel levels at all sites. We will check noncompliance."
To keep #noiseundercontrol In Mumbai met developers in city. Agreed to have construction only between 6 am to 10pm. Noise levels only under 65 decibels. Display boards indicating timings and decibel levels at all sites. We will check noncompliance. @MumbaiPolice
— Sanjay Pandey (@sanjayp_1) March 9, 2022
This development has come in the aftermath of a delegation of more than a dozen prominent Mumbai builders meeting the newly appointed police commissioner, on Wednesday, evening, cited accounts. It has been reported that the commissioner called a meeting of the builder's post receiving many complaints from the locals about construction work that caused noise pollution.
Apart from this, he is believed to have received many complaints about the same during the Facebook Live he conducted on Sunday, March 6. Following the meeting, the police department released a statement that mentioned the four-pointer guidelines given by the commissioner to curtail noise pollution.
Based on accounts, apart from deciding on the timing, he asked the builders to put up noise barriers or cutters at the construction site. Additionally, he urged them to see to it that the noise level does not exceed the permitted decibel limit, claimed narratives.
According to reports, the police also stated that the guard's uniforms at the construction site should not resemble that of the traffic police's uniform. Further, these guards should only be posted at the construction site and not on the main roads.
Moreover, the developers must put up boards at the construction site depicting the working hours. The builders are believed to have agreed to the same and have assured their cooperation, remarked accounts.
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