Hydraulic horns
You have published many reports about the sound pollution by "hydraulic horns" of heavy trucks, covered vans, trailer trucks, inter-district buses etc. etc. in your daily. Unfortunately, the authorities concerned have not taken any 'positive step" to stop the menace. Day by day the number of vehicles is increasing, leading to increase in sound pollution. People are just helpless. Most of the heavy traffic of Dhaka city pass through the residential areas of Moghbazar, Eskaton, Ramna, Bangla Motors, and Farm Gate areas because supply of essential food items like rice, fish, vegetables, fruits are brought to "Karwan Bazar" by large heavy trucks/covered vans. Large quantity of clothing materials comes from Chittagong for Dhaka garment factories at Tejgaon/other places. Most of these vehicles start to come to the city between 9:00pm to 12:00 at midnight and start the return journey between 3:00am to 6:00am. Hence you see that a large number of residents of Dhaka city just cannot "sleep" during the night due to the loud sound made by these vehicles using the banned "hydraulic horns" Therefore the authorities must take appropriate measures to "catch the culprits" and give them due punishment. Just a nominal "fine" will not deter these reckless drivers. One way to catch these vehicles is to put up "check-points" at Shahbag crossing, Moghabazar crossing, Bangla Motors and Farmgate every week by rotation. Magistrates should impose heavy fines along with prison terms to the culprits. They should also "destroy" all the seized hydraulic horns on the spot so that these can never be used again. Another problem now being faced by the citizens is the construction of very large housing complexes in various parts of Dhaka city. It is, therefore, necessary that the law enforcers, the department of environment, and the ministry concerned look into these problems faced by the citizens and take URGENT remedial action.
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