Authors : Dubal R. S. Kamble K. J. Narkar A. V. Navghane N. B. Mane A. K. and Kshirsagar K. B.
Page Nos : 19-22
Description :
Satara is the most popular and famous place located in western Maharashtra. The city is having rapid urbanization, industrialization along with increasing population causing hazards environmental problems
Noise is the one of the biggest environmental problem seen in and around the Satara city. Noise is the unpleasant or undesirable sound which interferes with speech and hearing ability. It particularly may be due to excess use of DJ system during Ganesh festival celebration activities increases noise day by day.
In present investigation , an attempt have been made to monitor the noise level measured by using Sound Level Meter at 26 different places of Ganesh Mandal from 9th September 2016 to 15 thSeptember 2016 at different locations in and around Satara city. In the study, it has been observed that ,the minimum level of noise was 47.0 dB and maximum level of noise was up to 120.0 dB. and counseling to the Presidents of Ganesh mandals for lowering level of sound for controlling the noise pollution and also for reducing the hazards among the population.
Key words – Ganesh Festival, Noise pollution, Decibel.
