STUDY OF NOISE LEVEL IN COMMERCIAL ZONE AND RESIDENTIAL ZONE OF INDORE 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. Indore city is the most populous and the largest city in the India state of Madhya Pradesh. it is also considered as an education hub of the state and has campuses of both the Indian institute of technology and the Indian institutes of management. Located on the southern edge of malwa plateau, at the average altitude of 553 meters (1814 ft) above sea level. it has highest elevation among major cities of central India. The city is 190km west of the state capital of Bhopal. Indore 2023 population is now estimated at 3113445 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 Indore city in August 2023.Noise level study was conducted at 10 different locations in two different zones (residential zone, commercial zone ) of Indore 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 Indore city is highly exposed to noise pollution and there is a need to adopt suitable control measure for reduction of noise. Keywords: Noise Pollution, Sound Level Meter, Noise Parameter, Commercial Zone, Industrial Zone, Indore city.