Perception and Awareness of Noise Pollution in General Population
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.48165/Keywords:
Perception, Awareness, Noise, TrafficAbstract
This study examined the perception and awareness of general population in his/her respective house and working places due to emanating traffic noise on road as vehicular traffic grows manifolds. 93% subjects want to do something to make environment noise free. 74% faces the problem of lack of concentration due to emanating noise. 71% prefers quietness over noise. Approximately same number of people admits that noises were natural part of environment. 86% admitted that they were not able to ignore high levels of noise. 71% are found themselves not able to adjust to the continuously rising levels of noises. 72% feels that they found themselves helpless when they are not able to get rid of noise. 62% feel that inadequate rules were adding to the increasing noise levels. 245 (47.6%), 132 (25.6%) and 85 (16.5%) subjects were respectively fully Aware, adequately aware and somewhat aware of noise pollution.
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