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Noise pollution

28 July 2004, 18:00 PM
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
By Md. Sirajul Islam Molla, General Secretary, Sunder Jiban, Green Road, Dhaka
28 July 2004, 18:00 PM
Like other bold decisions for the development of environment including the prohibition of the production and marketing of poly-bags and two-stroke-engine baby taxies, Mr. Shajahan Siraj took another bold initiative to control the terrible noise pollution of the megacity and other places in the country. The ministry, in consultation with the concerned individuals and organisations, drafted some regulations in November 2003 to control noise pollution.

They distributed it amongst the concerned organisations and individuals for their review and suggestions in February 2004. On behalf of Sunder Jiban, I myself also suggested some modifications and sent it to the Department of Environment in March 2004. The Bangladesh Paribesh Andolan (BAPA), after having reviewed the regulations in a round table discussion, also suggested some modifications. Besides, the Noise Pollution Control Coordination Committee suggested its modifications in March 2004.

While we were waiting for the regulations, suddenly the minister was changed and since then we have been in dark on the status of the regulations.

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Although Sunder Jiban and other fellow organisations including BAPA, Work for a Better Bangladesh, The Hunger Project, Hunger Free World and many others individually or in collaboration with each other have been putting lot of efforts to make people aware of the consequences of the noise pollution, the government's initiative is a must for our success.