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Pune mayor orders spaces, permits for dhol-tasha groups before Ganeshotsav
Pune mayor orders spaces, permits for dhol-tasha groups before Ganeshotsav
Pune mayor Manjusha Nagpure has directed the municipal corporation to provide designated open spaces and a single-window permission system for dhol-tasha groups to practice ahead of Ganeshotsav. She asked civic officials to…
The Story in Brief
Pune mayor Manjusha Nagpure has directed the municipal corporation to provide designated open spaces and a single-window permission system for dhol-tasha groups to practice ahead of Ganeshotsav. She asked civic officials to consider grounds, riverbed areas, and to arrange lighting, sanitation and drinking water at practice venues. Groups must follow noise norms, permitted hours and traffic rules, she said.
Separately, 15 Pune-based NGOs have submitted a representation to the police commissioner seeking strict enforcement of Bombay High Court noise level directions for residential and commercial zones. The groups have urged a DJ-free Ganeshotsav, citing Solapur's example last year. Vivek Velankar of Nisarg Sevak Sanstha said the groups highlighted health risks from excessive festival noise.
The Indian Opinion
The mayor's call for a single-window system and practice spaces is sensible, but the noise-versus-tradition debate is getting louder every year. Fifteen NGOs have demanded police enforce Bombay High Court noise limits and even ban DJs completely, citing Solapur's DJ-free Ganeshotsav. The real test will be how many decibels the PMC actually measures at these new practice grounds, and whether they act when the meter crosses the legal limit.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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