NOISE POLLUTION

Most of us are very used to the sounds we hear in everyday life. Loud music, the television, people talking on their phone, the traffic and even pets barking in the middle of the night. All of these have become a part of the urban culture and rarely disturb us. However, when the sound of the television keeps you from sleeping all night or the traffic starts to give you a headache, it stops becoming just noise and start turning into noise pollution. By definition, noise pollution takes place when there is either excessive amount of noise or an unpleasant sound that causes temporary disruption in the natural balance. This definition is usually applicable to sounds or noises that are unnatural in either their volume or their production.
The following contribute to noise pollution -

• Industrialization: Usage of big machines in industries which produce a large amount of noise 
• Poor urban planning: Congested houses, large families sharing small space, fight over parking, frequent fights over basic amenities leads to noise pollution which may disrupt the environment of society.
• Social events: During social events like weddings, parties or discos, a lot of nuisance  can be observed. People play songs on full volume and dance till midnight which makes the condition of people living nearby pretty worse. In markets, you can see people selling clothes via making loud noise to attract the attention of people.
• Transportation: Large number of vehicles on roads, aeroplane flying over houses, underground trains produce heavy noise and people get it difficult to get accustomed to that.
• Construction Activities: Under construction activities like mining, construction of bridges, dams, buildings, stations, roads, flyovers take place in almost every part of the world. The down point is that these construction equipment are too noisy

 If the noise level is not kept under control, it will affect our hearing capacity, increase in stress level (which will result in a more aggressive behavior), sleeping disorders, increase in blood pressure and heart problems. But we can reduce the noise level on a small scale by lowering volume of music system, headphones and televisions at our home. Listening to music without headphones is also a good step forward. Removal of public loudspeakers is another way in which the pollution can be countered.
As is controlling the sound levels in clubs, bars, parties and discos. Better urban planning can help in creating ‘No-Noise’ zones, where honking and industrial noise are not tolerated. It is only when our understanding noise pollution is complete, can we take steps to eradicate it completely.