The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has formed a committee to carry out a survey on noise pollution caused by vehicular traffic. The plan to set up sound barriers is part of the civic body’s Development Plan 2034, under which all bridges and flyovers shall be made soundproof to tackle noise pollution in the city.
The civic body is also exploring the possibility of setting up these barriers on roads that pass through densely populated regions.The committee constituted by BMC comprises engineers from the roads and bridges department. The report is expected to be submitted in the next one month. After that, the civic authorities will finalise the number of flyovers that will have the system. Based on noise readings, the civic body will install noise barriers on all flyovers in Mumbai, which have been constructed before 2017 and fall under the civic body’s purview.
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Source : Swarajya
