Singh Digvijay, Joshi B D
J Environ Sci Eng. 2012 Jul;54(3):413-5.
The present paper deals with monitoring of noise pollution at different places of Meerut City (India) on the night of Deepawali festival. During the present study the noise levels were measured with the help of sound meter. The noise pollution is decreasing considerably for the last three years and it is recorded minimum in 2009 as compared to 2008 and 2007. The main reason of this decrement is the growing environmental awareness in the people of Meerut City. Needless to say, students of most of the school in Meerut City now prefer to celebrate Deepawali, festival of lights without sound and smoke. The campaign for eco-friendly Deepawali is expected to catch on with people in Meerut City which has already demonstrated its commitment towards environment conservation. Mainly fire crackers are used during Deepawali. The present paper is an attempt to create awareness among the people of Meerut City about the bitter truth of fire crackers.
本文论述了在排灯节当晚对印度密鲁特市不同地点的噪音污染进行监测的情况。在本研究期间，借助声级计测量了噪音水平。在过去三年里，噪音污染显著下降，与2008年和2007年相比，2009年的记录为最低。这种下降的主要原因是密鲁特市人民的环境意识不断增强。不用说，密鲁特市大多数学校的学生现在更喜欢在无声无烟的情况下庆祝排灯节，即光明节。环保排灯节运动预计将在密鲁特市的民众中流行起来，该市已经表明了其对环境保护的承诺。排灯节期间主要使用鞭炮。本文旨在让密鲁特市的民众了解鞭炮的残酷真相。
