ANALYSIS OF NOISE LEVEL IN COMMERCIAL ZONE AND INDUSTRIAL ZONE OF JABALPUR CITY

Abstract

Noise pollution is recognized as a major problem for the quality of life in urban area all over the world. Increasing industrialization, urbanization, and commercialization of urban area increase the noise pollution. Traffic is the main source of noise. Noise pollution is considered as environmental stressor which now becomes a problem of all over the world especially in developing countries like India. Noise as pollutant produce contaminated environment that become a nuisance and affect the health of a person, his activities and mental abilities. Today one of the major environmental pollution due to anthropogenic activities is noise pollution. Jabalpur city (Union Territory) is second biggest city of Madhya Pradesh having population of 12.81 lakhs and selected in first round of smart city mission under the government of India. The rapid growth and development of city in terms of industrialization, Increase of traffic and urbanization causing increasing trends of noise level. The present study is concerned with assessment of ambient noise level in different zone of Jabalpur city in May 2024.Noise level study was conducted at 7 different locations in two different zones (commercial zone, industrial zone) of Jabalpur and recorded noise data are interpreted in form of parameter Leq, L10, L50, L90, LNP. The Leq Value in different hours of different location compared whit prescribed standard of central pollution Control Board (CPCB) and it was observed that in all the study area sound level is much above the maximum permissible limit in peat hour. This study reveals different area of Jabalpur city is highly exposed to noise pollution and there is a need to adopt suitable control measure for reduction of noise.