Monday, October 28, 2013

Say No to Crackers

"The National Green Tribunal has ordered relaxation of the firecracker noise norm in Bengal from 90 decibel at 5 metres from the source to the less stringent central standard of 125 decibel at 4 metres from the source. The green lobby and society at large had hailed the Bengal norm framed in 1997 as a pioneering effort to check noise pollution."

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130829/jsp/calcutta/story_17271527.jsp#.Um6VF_mVOHY

With all the discussion going around the topic, what caught my eye was this picture of school children participating in a rally against noise pollution and crackers in Kolkatta on Sunday. This sure was a pleasant way to protest.

Schoolchildren participating in a rally against noise pollution and crackers in Kolkata on Sunday.– Photo: PTI

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