What must be done to curb noise pollution in the city?

Iam a senior citizen from Hyderabad. I have observed that during the Sixties, traffic and sound pollution in the Twin Cities were very less. We never felt uncomfortable with either sound or headlights while moving on the roads.

Now, lakhs of vehicles pose a very serious problem of not only noise but also glaring headlights endangering public safety, particularly bikers and pedestrians.

Boards must be displayed at every junction warning of heavy penalties for all violators including jail term and cancellation of the registration of the vehicles and Drivers Licence.

Periodical counsellings must be held and slides on this topic must be displayed in all movie theatres. Rallies must be organised by voluntary organisations in all localities on holidays to educate motorists.

Above all the sincere involvement of the traffic department is necessary to tackle law breakers. — Sudhakar Panchavati (Congratulations Sudhakar Panchavati! You win `150 which you may collect from our office before Friday)

Noise pollution can be checked by taking the following steps. All vehicles must have pollution under control certificates. Oil dealers must be thoroughly checked for adulteration. A uniform procedure must be followed in oil mining. It is better to use CNG instead of petrol or LPG. Only even or odd number vehicles should be allowed on the road a day. — S. Laxmirajam

In our city, noise pollution has become a headache for the public. The main reason for this is vehicle horns and this is more at traffic signals. The sound is mainly made by RTC buses. Instead of electric horns they must be asked to use bulb horns. This will reduce noise pollution to some extent. — Vamshi Krishna. J