A study of noise around an educational institutional area.

Road transportation has played a major role in the economic and social development of our country. Vehicles such as two and four wheelers are preferred as they provide quick means of door to door service to the community. With increase in the vehicular population, the noise levels are also increasing. The present paper discusses the results of a study undertaken to assess the noise levels at the major traffic junctions and community area near an educational institution of an urban city. Noise equivalent level Leq was measured in the neighborhood community areas as well as at the traffic junctions. The statistical levels L10, L50, L90 were also measured to determine the Traffic Noise Index at the junctions. A holistic approach was adopted to study the impact of noise on the community. The study indicates a need for proper land-use planning when traffic corridors are built in the silence zone areas.