Asst. Professor, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University, Faculty of Disability Management and Special Education, SRKV Post, Periyanayckenpalam, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu
Online published on 11 April, 2014.
Pollution in modern era has emerged too hazardous to pose several serious questions on the comfortable sustainability of human race. Among various types of pollution, noise pollution is most untreated and menacing due to poor cognizance of its causes and adverse effects. Continuous noise exposure to human ear causes irritation, stress, deafness, blood pressure, insomnia, heart disease and mental illness. It is arising as a challenge to the human beings as well as animals. The present paper is based on secondary data that deals with the current alarming status of noise pollution in India and its adverse effect on general population as well as on persons with disabilities. This study aims at reviewing of noise pollution levels in urban India which reveals that noise pollution in Indian cities is found to be comparatively high when compared to recommended levels of noise by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) The paper also encapsulates the legal issues regarding control of noise pollution in India.
Noise Pollution (NP) and Hearing loss, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), India
