Noise due to the construction of the Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ Metro-3 line has become a rising concern for Churchgate residents. They have written to the Pollution Control Board, the police and the Metro company complaining about the noise from the construction work at night. Authorities from the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation limited (MMRCL) were unavailable for comment on Wednesday. Read more: Noise from Metro construction in south Mumbai as loud as a live rock concertLast month, when the noise levels near the construction sites were measured by the anti-noise campaigner, Awaaz Foundation, it was found that the noise from the drilling machines at Churchgate ranged from 106.1 dB to 110 dB. In August 2017, the Bombay high court had directed MMRCL to not carry out any construction or ancillary activities between 10pm and 6am.

Source: Hindustan Times March 22, 2018 06:00 UTC