New Delhi Following Delhi High Court’s intervention, the air safety regulator has prescribed maximum permissible noise levels in the vicinity of the Indira Gandhi International Airport. It has also put the onus of monitoring and reporting of erring airlines on the airport operator, on a monthly basis.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has capped the maximum noise levels created by aircraft during day at 105 decibels and 95 decibels during night, according to a circular issued by it a fortnight ago. These limits will be enforced till the Central Pollution Control Board — the nodal government body for specifying noise levels — notifies new ones. The levels will be applicable to foreign carriers too, the circular has specified. Earlier, Residents’ Welfare Associations of Vasant Kunj and the Indian Spinal Injuries Centre had petitioned the court that the noise created by approaching aircraft was disturbing them.
28/07/11 Smita Aggarwal/ExpressIndia
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