While the police didn’t take any action, they responded to Mulay’s complaints in 2016 saying there has been no violation of noise limits. Twenty-seven per cent of India’s population suffers disabling hearing loss, according to a World Health Organisation report in 2012. Mulay lodged complaints and sent letters to the senior police inspector again in 2014 and 2015, but no action was taken. “Based on my complaints, three notices were sent to Ajay Sawant, one of the organisers of the Mandal,” said Mulay. Abdulali says that there is a lot of political will to not implement rules about noise limits.

Source: dna April 21, 2017 17:48 UTC