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Kanwar Yatra boom boxes blast Delhi at 110 decibels, law flouted
Hindustan Times sound meter readings at two Kanwar Yatra rest camps in east Delhi recorded peaks of 110 decibels, louder than a chainsaw and over 30 decibels above the legal ceiling of…
The Story in Brief
Hindustan Times sound meter readings at two Kanwar Yatra rest camps in east Delhi recorded peaks of 110 decibels, louder than a chainsaw and over 30 decibels above the legal ceiling of 55 decibels for residential areas under CPCB rules. Even between convoys, ambient noise stayed between 80 and 88 decibels. The Supreme Court has affirmed a 75-decibel cap on loudspeakers and a 10pm curfew except on 15 religious days a year. Delhi Police told HT that thousands of modified trucks entered the capital from Uttar Pradesh despite verbal agreements with neighbouring states to stop them. No FIRs have been filed.
The Indian Opinion
The narrative that religious processions are being unfairly targeted ignores a simple fact: 110 decibels is unlawful at any hour, for any reason, anywhere in India. Delhi Police’s admission that interstate coordination failed is damning. The real test is not a verbal pact but whether the next FIR will name the truck owner and the officer who let the convoy through the border.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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