ASSESSMENT OF NOISE POLLUTION OF AHMEDABAD CITY, GUJARAT

Noise pollution is a significant environmental problem in many urban areas and it is predicted that in the near future the intensity of noise and complaints due to noise pollution will increase significantly because of rapid increase in population and business activities, industrialization, unplanned urbanization, technological development and exponential growth of both public and private vehicles in the city. Noise has the same adverse effect on general health and well-being as chronic stress. It adversely affects future generations by degrading residential, social, and learning environments with corresponding economic losses. Several researchers worldwide have studied the urban noise pollution showing that noise pollution is becoming a severe problem in the urban environment, and Ahmedabad city is no exception to it. In Ahmedabad city, there is no sufficient study about the noise pollution and its effects on human health.