Environmental Noise Pollution in Educational Institutes of Nagaon Town, Assam, India

Abstract

Nowadays, along with air pollution and water pollution, noise pollution also hits the public life and creates problems to normal the life. Noise pollution around the educational institutes of Nagaon town of Assam, India produces multi problems to the teaching-learning process and negatively affects the performance of both teachers and students. The noise level should be in the range of 40 dB (A) to 50 dB (A) in and around an educational institute. But it exceeds in all cases. A study of this problem was carried out in some educational institutes of Nagaon town, Assam, India by taking measurement on noise level in dB (A) with the help of Noise Level Meter and by questionnaire supplied to students, teachers and officials. The analyzed result clearly shows that the rate of noise level in all the institutes (in and out) is very high and not suitable for teaching-learning process. Therefore Acts and regulations concerning noise pollution should be strictly adopted.