Review on a Research Analysis on Noise Pollution due to Road Traffic in Kanpur by IRJET Journal

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Review on a Research Analysis on Noise Pollution due to Road Traffic in Kanpur Sikander Kumar1, Mohd Usman Gani2, Pavan Katiyar3, Shivam Verma4 1Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Axis Institute of Technology and Management, Rooma Kanpur,

India

2,3,4U.G. Student, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Axis Institute of Technology and Management, Rooma Kanpur, India

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Abstract - This research paper studied the background

and birds. Despite the fact that noise pollution is a "moderate and unobtrusive executioner," almost any attempts have been made to enhance something like. Along with various forms of pollution, it poses a risk to one's own fulfilment. This ambient noise standards has been taken from central pollution control board (CPCB) as -

noise level of Kanpur region. Numerous stresses on the neurological system and auditory system may result from exposure to excessive levels of noise pollution. The main causes of noise pollution in Kanpur City include huge electrical generators, NH-91 transportation, traffic on several state highways, and numerous industrial areas. Urbanization, industrialization, the expansion of the building sector, and the infrastructure of road transportation in India have all contributed to excessive noise pollution in recent years, which is extremely harmful to both human and animal life. According to this study, residents who live next to a highway are subjected to high levels of traffic noise, which can cause headaches, insomnia, difficulty concentrating, heart pain, a decline in colour, perception, melancholy, and fatigue issues. There is a higher risk to the exposed population's health when the noise levels continue to rise above the established acceptable limits, so some crucial control measures must be put in place in order of priority. In order to determine the daytime and nighttime sound levels in Kanpur City, a study of traffic noise along National Highways (NH-91) corridors passing close to the city was conducted at four distinct zones (Silence Zone, Commercial Zone, Industrial Zone, and Residential Zone) with five specific locations using a Noise Level Meter. It was discovered that the noise level met the CPCB's recommended noise standard level. Utilizing traffic volume and speed data, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) model is used to estimate traffic noise.

Table 1: Ambient Noise Standards S.NO.

Night Time

Silence Zone

Commercial Zone

Industrial Zone

Residential Zone

logarithmic number for expressing the ratio of a physical quantity, usually power or intensity, to a specified or implied reference level. Decibel is the unit of sound. Its symbol is 'dB'.

2. IMPORTANCE 2.1 Historical This city was founded by Raja Hindu Singh of Sankandi state.Kanpur was once known as Kanhpur. The city is located in the ancient Kanpur, Patkapura, Kuraswam, Juhi, and Seemamau villages during the last time of Awadh's dominion, regardless of whether it is supposed to be related to the heroic Karna of the Mahabharata period or the city's genuine originator, King Hindusi. It was decided at a meeting.With the adjacent state, the rulers of Kannauj and Kalpi, and then the rulers of the Muslim overlords, stayed in control of the town. From 1773 to 1801, Nawab Alamas Ali of Awadh had a decent government here. After the Treaty of 1773, the city came under the rule of the British, resulting in an English camp here in 1778 AD.

Unwanted sounds are referred to as noise. The Latin word nausea is the source of the English term noise. "Off-base sound in the wrong spot, at some unacceptable time" is one way to describe noise. Noise pollution has numerous, unavoidable, diligent, restorative, and socially significant possible effects on wellbeing. Noise has direct and compounded negative effects that impair well-being and taint private, social, professional, and educational environments with regard to real (money) and intangible (prosperity) calamities. It interferes with sleep, concentration, communication, distraction, plants, animals,

Impact Factor value: 8.315

Day Time

db*= The full form of dB is Decibel. The decibel (dB) is a

1.INTRODUCTION

Limits in dB*

Where;

Key Words: Kanpur City, Sound Level Meter, Noise Pollution, Road Traffic Noise Pollution.

Category of Area / Zone.

It had the convenience of industry and transportation because it was situated on the banks of the Ganges. As a

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