title: Study of noise pollution for three consecutive years during Deepawali festival in Meerut City, Uttar Pradesh (India).
abstract: The present paper deals with monitoring of noise pollution at different places of Meerut City (India) on the night of Deepawali festival. During the present study the noise levels were measured with the help of sound meter. The noise pollution is decreasing considerably for the last three years and it is recorded minimum in 2009 as compared to 2008 and 2007. The main reason of this decrement is the growing environmental awareness in the people of Meerut City. Needless to say, students of most of the school in Meerut City now prefer to celebrate Deepawali, festival of lights without sound and smoke. The campaign for eco-friendly Deepawali is expected to catch on with people in Meerut City which has already demonstrated its commitment towards environment conservation. Mainly fire crackers are used during Deepawali. The present paper is an attempt to create awareness among the people of Meerut City about the bitter truth of fire crackers.
authors.forename: Digvijay
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Joshi
mesh_terms: D000162:Acoustics; D002947:Cities; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D006693:Holidays; D007194:India; D009622:Noise / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012621:Seasons