Sound pollution is a serious problem
The World Health Organization has recently stated that any sound level exceeding 60 decibel encumbers the normal hearing ability of a person. The sound pollution in busy areas like Farmgate, Shahbag, Mirpur, Palton, Motijheel, Kawran Bazaar, Gabtoli, and Mohakhali is over 70-80 decibel. It can cause high blood pressure, stomach ulcer, brain stroke, amnesia and different types of mental problems. The most to suffer are patients, children, students and aged people. Dhaka has become inhabitable due to the noise level.
Sound exceeding the permissible limit is a punishable offence. But no laws have yet been properly implemented in this regard. The traffic police and administration must work to bring the noise level down in the city, and punish those who create undue noise pollution.
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