The maximum measurement were higher than the permissible limit of 85dB(A) of National Environmental Quality Standards (NEQS) for motor vehicle noise at 7.5 meters, she said. She urged the public to be civilized while driving their vehicles on roads and avoid use of double horns, open silencers and other noise creating tools. Pak-EPA launches digital environmental atlasShe said the daily maximum level of noise was 97dB(A) at Churr Chowk on Peshawar Road in Rawalpindi. Dr Waseem Khawaja, a public health expert, said the noise pollution makes people more vulnerable to the dangerous diseases like hypertension and high blood pressure. Climate change ministry set to get Rs815 millionTrees plantation could help to create barrier for noise pollution and avoid the din from the residential areas, he added.

Source: The Express Tribune May 12, 2018 04:18 UTC