15/12/2023
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Madhya Pradesh's newly appointed chief minister and Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mohan Yadav has ordered a ban on the "unregulated use of loudspeakers in religious places and other public places", as soon as he assumed chair.
In his first big move after taking oath and first cabinet meeting, he said "Today we have taken several discussions during the first Cabinet meeting. We have raised the issue of meat sales in the open and have proposed to bring rules for this, in the Cabinet meeting today."
The order cites the Supreme Court judgment of July 2005 that banned the use of loudspeakers and music systems between 10 pm to 6 am (except in cases of public emergencies) at public places, citing serious effects of noise pollution on the health of the people living in such areas. On October 28, 2005, the Supreme Court ruled that loudspeakers could be permitted to be used till midnight on festive occasions for 15 days a year.
According to an order issued, in accordance with the provisions of the Noise Control Act, Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000 and the guidelines issued by the Supreme Court and the high court, it has been decided by the chief minister that loudspeakers/DJ etc., can be used only as per the prescribed norms at any type of religious place or in public places.
In industrial areas, the maximum volume limit is 75 DB during the day and 70 DB at night. In commercial areas, it is 65 DB during the day and 55 DB at night. In residential areas, 55 DB during the day and 45 DB at night and in the silence zones, it is 50 DB during the day and 40 DB at night.
A flying squad will be constituted in each district to monitor the sound levels of loudspeakers and DJ systems playing music at religious places.
Guidelines for the use of loudspeakers, based on the orders of the Supreme Court and National Green Tribunal, were also issued for immediate implementation, he said.
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