Noise Pollution & It's Sustainable Solution

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WELCOME TO OUR PRESENTATION

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What is noise pollution?

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• Noise Pollution is generally used as an unwanted sound, or sound which produces unpleasant effects and discomfort on the ears.

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What are the source of noise pollution?

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Noise can come from many places. Let us see a few good sources:

1.Household Sources.2.Social Events.3.Commercial & Industrial Activities.4.Transportation.

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• Household Sources

Gadgets like food mixer, grinder, vacuum cleaner, washing machine and dryer, cooler, air conditioners, can be very noisy and injurious to health. Others include loud speakers of sound systems and TVs, ipods and ear phones. Another example may be your neighbor’s dog barking all night

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• Social Events Places of worship, discos

and gigs, parties and other social events also create a lot of noise for the people living in that area. In many market areas, people sell with loud speakers, others shout out offers and try to get customers to buy their goods.

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• Commercial & Industrial Activities

Printing presses, manufacturing industries, construction sites, contribute to noise pollution. In many industries, it is a requirement that people always wear earplugs to minimize their exposure to heavy noise.

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• Transportation

Think of aero planes flying over houses close to busy airports. over ground and underground trains, vehicles on road—these are constantly making a lot of noise and people always struggle to cope with them.

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Noise Pollution in Dhaka City

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• Noise pollution continues to pose a major health threat for Bangladesh, especially in cities and particularly in Dhaka city. People of Dhaka city mostly suffer from the bad effects of noise pollution. Approximately two crore people now live in the capital city where traffic congestions a regular phenomenon almost in every road, lane and by-lane. Moreover, use of brick-crushing machines in the locality and abuse of loudspeakers are other causes of noise pollution.

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Noise pollution in Dhaka city

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Noise Pollution in Dhaka City

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Sustainable Solution of Noise Pollution

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Below are a few things people and governments can do to make our communities and living laces quieter:

• Construction of soundproof rooms for noisy machines in industrial and manufacturing installations must be encouraged. This is also important for residential building—noisy machines should be installed far from sleeping and living rooms, like in a basement or garage.

• Noise producing industries, airports, bus and transport terminals and railway stations to sighted far from where living places.

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• Community law enforcers should check the misuse of loudspeakers, worshipers, outdoor parties and discos, as well as public announcements systems.

• Community laws must silence zones near schools / colleges, hospitals etc.

• Vegetation (trees) along roads and in residential areas is a good way to reduce noise pollution as they absorb sound.

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Thank You

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Any Question?

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