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28 April 2010, 18:00 PM

METROPOLITAN

Staff Correspondent

Nirapad Development Foundation and WBB Trust form a human chain in front of Fine Art Faculty on the Dhaka University campus marking the 15th International Noise Awareness Day 2010 yesterday.Photo: STAR

Traffic policemen can play an important role in executing laws to curb noise pollution by punishing horn-happy motorists on the streets, said environmentalists at a sit-in programme yesterday, a press release said. They said involvement of traffic police can make it easier to implement the existing laws, which has proved to be ineffective in controlling noise pollution due to weak enforcement. Nirapad Development Foundation and WBB Trust jointly staged the sit-in in front of Fine Art Faculty on the Dhaka University campus marking the 15th International Noise Awareness Day 2010. Speaking as the chief guest, Bapa President Abu Naser Khan said indiscriminate honking is the key reason of noise pollution. Honking, hooting and others, including brick-grinding machines which are generously used in the residential areas, are major sources of suffering to people, he added. Prof Indiscriminate honking must be fined by traffic police and regular mobile courts need to be conducted to get hold of hydraulic horns, he added. Nirapad Development Foundation Chairman Syed Rana said noise pollution is a dangerous form of pollution but its impacts are not fully realised immediately. This is a major reason for weak implementation of the laws, he said, adding that mass awareness needs to be created in this connection. Aminur Rasul, member secretary of WBB Trust, Nazmul Karim and Maruf Hasan, project officials, Nazimuddin, chairman of Old Dhaka Development Forum, and Amir Hasan, director of Green Mind, also spoke. The day is observed in over 40 countries aimed at promoting awareness of the dangers of long-term exposure to noise on the environment and human health.