Noise pollution: A health hazard? |
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In Indian society, the noise has become a part of life and its effect go unnoticed. A project evaluating the implications
of noise as a health hazard is needed to understand this.
Period: March 2008 The team:
Financial support: There is no financial support for this project and the society plans to fund it on its own. Aims: The aim of the project is to collect the information on the type of noise which people experience in their day-to-day life and its effect on their well-being. The reason for planning such a project is the increasing level of background noise due to traffic, machinery, and the use of loud speakers. Plan and implementation: The project has been envisaged as a training for undergraduate students in conducting surveys. The undergraduate students would be expected to select a sample of people from various age groups and different localities, and collect data according to the questionnaire prepared by the Society. Status and outcome: Description completed and questionnaire prepared Publications: questionnaire |