Monitoring and Assessing the Environmental Noise along a Busy Traffic Corridor of Ahmedabad City, India

Noise pollution is a growing problem across the world and one which many people may not be aware of impacts on their health. The environmental noise, in particular road traffic remains major affecting health well-being millions people. With this background, comprehensive ‘noise assessment study’ was undertaken for busy corridor Ahmedabad city India. spans around 22.25 km passes through mix different areas like educational, commercials residential. A two week long field survey carried out during 10-23 May, 2018 at 24 locations spread over entire corridor. reveals that average noise level always exceeded prescribed guidelines World Health Organization (WHO) daytime (75 dB (A) Industrial area, 65 Commercial 55 Residential area 50 Silence zones), quite alarming. For portion (79.6%), even minimum above permissible matter great concern. highest observed 86.0 (A). Clubbing ranks segments indicators LAeq, Lmin, Lmax, L90, L50, L10 LNP revealed Akhbarnagar followed by Naranpura were nosiest. Looking to implications high levels human productivity, it important initiate suitable mitigation measures. present study brings forth spatial quantitative aspects would help civic administration understanding magnitude subsequently mitigative