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(Thematic report: Environment and Technology)
by Bal krishna Pandey \| 07-02-2020 12:09 1
The Punishment Sign We should not play horn so many times that it can lead to deafness and make people consider the old, the young and the sick. Loud sounds can damage sensitive structures in the inner ear and cause hearing loss. This makes conversation and other daily activities more difficult, as well as many other health problems. Exposure to noise causes adverse health effects such as stress, anxiety, depression, high blood pressure and heart disease. I am here with an example of the use of technology to reduce noise pollution in my neighbouring country, India, where noise pollution exceeds limits. The Indian police in Mumbai have come up with a brilliant idea to control this problem of unnecessary use of horns, and it is called "The Punishment Sign". Their only initiative to regulate the city's perpetual honkers, who like to blow their horns from their vehicles even when the road sign is red. In order to curb the alarming increase in noise levels in the commercial capital of the country, they have installed decibels in selected but intense traffic lights to discourage the usual horns through a campaign called "The Punishment Sign". Decibel monitors are connected to the road signs surrounding the island, and when the cacophony due to unnecessary noise exceeds the dangerous level of 85 decibels, the signal timer is reset, resulting in a double waiting time for all vehicles . I think this is a more targeted initiative to raise awareness rather than punish.In Nepal, most populated cities are declared as No horn Zone, which is the great initiative towards sound pollution.

Dormant user Bal krishna Pandey

11 Comments

Susmita Horticulturist says :
Hello
I hope you are doing well
Thank you so much for this report
Regards
Susmita
Posted 27-02-2020 10:59

Sabitri Pandey says :
Hello Bal,
Hope you are doing good
Thanks for your inspiring report on technology and environment. Sound pollution should be minimized
Keep updating us
Cheers
Posted 20-02-2020 15:26

Ishma Gurung says :
Hello
I hope you are fine
Thank you so much for this report
Yours
Ishma
Posted 11-02-2020 14:30

Bal krishna Pandey says :
Thank you everyone..
Posted 09-02-2020 18:22

Hyeongmin Mentor says :
Hello Bal krishna

This is such an interesting example. I think the way police stopped people from making unnecessary sound in the car is very creative. This kind of punishment method is not always good, but I have to agree that sometimes it is very effective. As noise issue is getting more and more serious in major cities of the world, I hope this method eventually turns out to be very effective.

Thank you for the interesting report!
Posted 09-02-2020 01:05

Kushal Naharki

Kushal Naharki says :
Hello balkrishna bro

I do hope that you are fine and doing great with your works.
Thank you for your report about Environment and Technology

Green Cheers from Nepal :)
Keep writing great reports.
We are eager to read more reports from you.

Regards,
Kushal Naharki

Posted 08-02-2020 14:54

Ishma Gurung says :
Hello
Nice report

'No horns'/I
It is good way to connect technologies and environment

Thanks
Posted 08-02-2020 03:33

Susma Thapa says :
Hello Bal krishna dai,
I hope you are fine and doing well,
Thank you so much for letting us know about 'The Punishment sign' to prevent noise pollution.
keep going, keep inspiring us,
regards,
susma
Posted 07-02-2020 21:25

Jasmine Karki says :
Hey, Bal krishna dai!!
It's me Jasmine.

Blowing of unnecessary horns in the roads has become one of the causes of sound pollution and different initiatives have been taken by the government ..
It was awesome to have look on your report ..
Hope to have such wonderful writings time and again..

Green cheers!!

Regards,
Jasmine karki

Posted 07-02-2020 15:58

Lisa Mentor says :
Hey Bal!
It's Lisa:)

You have found a great example!
I heard that the honking problem is really serious in India, and I think the Punishment Sign is really a great idea!! I hope it's working well. And you see, people might get used to the sign and it could be that the efficiency of the method might decrease over time. What do you think about this? Would there be other ways to prevent sound pollution? Something that we should all think about.

Great report with great example:)
Keep working!

Posted 07-02-2020 13:08

Sandhya Adhikari says :
Hello Balkrishna dai,
I do hope you are fine there and doing great with your works!!!

Thank you so much for your report on The punishment sign,
I still remember during my stay at kathmandu, some of the places there at Kathmandu has also enforced No horn campaign to reduce the noise pollution!!!

Indeed Nepalese government can also take an initiative for reduction in sound pollution,

Keep writing such an insightful reports,

Green Cheers!!!

Yours,
Sandhya
Posted 07-02-2020 12:22