Study of Noise Pollution in Kolhapur City, Maharashtra, India
Journal Title: Universal Journal of Environmental Research and Technology - Year 2012, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
Kolhapur city is a district place in the state of Maharashtra, India with population of 5, 49,283. It is one of the emerging industrial and commercial city of Western Maharashtra. Problems of pollution along with noise pollution are increasing with time especially due to increase in number of vehicles for transportation. In the present study, continuous monitoring of noise levels Leq dB (A) was carried out for three days in the month of December, 2011 at six different sites within the Kolhapur city. On the basis of location these sites were grouped into industrial, commercial, residential and silent zones respectively. The average noise level at industrial, commercial, residential and silence area are 74.28 dB (A), 65.52 dB (A), 58.88 dB (A) and 50.02 dB (A) respectively. The results showed that there is an enhanced pressure of noise at all sites due to increase in number of vehicles and facilities of transportation. All the sites under study showed higher sound level than the prescribed limits of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
Authors and Affiliations
Mangalekar S. B. , Jadhav A. S. and Raut P. D.
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