Uttarakhand Rolls Out Fines For Noise Pollution, Includes Religious Sites

Heavy fines will be levied on noise pollution caused at religious places, wedding ceremonies and/or by vehicles, said the government.

The Uttarakhand government on Friday decided to levy heavy fines for noise pollution. "Heavy fines will be levied on noise pollution caused at religious places, wedding ceremonies and/or by vehicles," the state government informed. The decision came about in the state cabinet meeting held in the secretariat on late Friday evening. State government spokesperson Subodh Uniyal told ANI, "The state has taken decisions under the Central Government's Noise Pollution Regulation Control Act, 2000, If a person violates the specified ''decibel'' for the first time, he/she will be fined Rs 1,000, for the second time, the fine levied will be Rs 2,500 and for the third time, the fine levied will be Rs 5,000."