NOIDA: Schools have become potential beneficiaries of the state government’s campaign in April to remove loudspeakers installed without permission at various public places and places of worship.
The owners of some of these loudspeakers who have donated equipment over the past few weeks to educational complexes that operate on tight budgets have been juggled by the police, who are playing the role of a “facilitator”. So far, loudspeakers have been handed over to officials of 70 schools in NCR (13 in Noida, 57 in Ghaziabad).
A committee member of a mosque in Noida Sector 9 told TOI that they had to remove two loudspeakers after the sound level was found to be above the decibel limit. “They were of no use to us. We were asked if we would like to donate additional loudspeakers to government schools in the area. We agreed. After all, it was a noble initiative. Our loudspeakers were given to the Junior Government School in Harola.” salman khurshid Told.
In late April, 60,000 loudspeakers across the state were downgraded and another 54,000 were removed from public places and places of worship to meet the Noise Pollution Rules, 2000. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Special instructions were sent to ensure that the loudspeaker is not heard outside the premises in which it was installed. As per the UP government norms, the permissible decibel limit in industrial areas is 75 dBA during the day and 70 dBA at night. In commercial centers, it is 65 dBA during the day and 55 dBA at night. The noise level in residential areas should not exceed 55 dBA during the day and 45 dBA at night.
A total of 358 loudspeakers were removed in Noida and Ghaziabad in April. However, these devices were not confiscated. They were either locked up in storerooms or educational institutions desperately needed them, but without the resources to buy one.
“Wherever the loudspeakers were removed, our officials asked the officials if they would like to donate them to the schools. He also introduced them to the principals and facilitated the handovers,” said Meenakshi KatyayanDeputy Commissioner of Police, Greater Noida. Anita Chauhan, principal of Harola School, who took the loudspeaker from Sector 9 Masjid, said she did not have money to buy one. “The loudspeakers that we got help us to organize gatherings in the open and even make important announcements. We were short of resources and could not buy microphone systems for the students,” she said.
In Ghaziabad, 57 government schools and some colleges have got speakers. irajo KingThe SP (Rural) said that several schools had requested him for equipment for conducting morning prayers and other cultural programmes. “Some school representatives had approached us after learning about the drive to remove extra loudspeakers from places of worship and other public institutions,” the official said.
Raja said these mics would be needed for schools, especially in rural areas, to make announcements about mid-day meals and to raise awareness among villagers to send children to school.
In villages, schools are also used to host various government events. An official at a primary school in the Muradnagar area countryside, who found a loudspeaker, said the school’s own sound system had failed, and since the pandemic hit, resources dried up, leaving them without one to work. was forced to “Due to the financial crunch, we were not able to afford it,” the official said.
The owners of some of these loudspeakers who have donated equipment over the past few weeks to educational complexes that operate on tight budgets have been juggled by the police, who are playing the role of a “facilitator”. So far, loudspeakers have been handed over to officials of 70 schools in NCR (13 in Noida, 57 in Ghaziabad).
A committee member of a mosque in Noida Sector 9 told TOI that they had to remove two loudspeakers after the sound level was found to be above the decibel limit. “They were of no use to us. We were asked if we would like to donate additional loudspeakers to government schools in the area. We agreed. After all, it was a noble initiative. Our loudspeakers were given to the Junior Government School in Harola.” salman khurshid Told.
In late April, 60,000 loudspeakers across the state were downgraded and another 54,000 were removed from public places and places of worship to meet the Noise Pollution Rules, 2000. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Special instructions were sent to ensure that the loudspeaker is not heard outside the premises in which it was installed. As per the UP government norms, the permissible decibel limit in industrial areas is 75 dBA during the day and 70 dBA at night. In commercial centers, it is 65 dBA during the day and 55 dBA at night. The noise level in residential areas should not exceed 55 dBA during the day and 45 dBA at night.
A total of 358 loudspeakers were removed in Noida and Ghaziabad in April. However, these devices were not confiscated. They were either locked up in storerooms or educational institutions desperately needed them, but without the resources to buy one.
“Wherever the loudspeakers were removed, our officials asked the officials if they would like to donate them to the schools. He also introduced them to the principals and facilitated the handovers,” said Meenakshi KatyayanDeputy Commissioner of Police, Greater Noida. Anita Chauhan, principal of Harola School, who took the loudspeaker from Sector 9 Masjid, said she did not have money to buy one. “The loudspeakers that we got help us to organize gatherings in the open and even make important announcements. We were short of resources and could not buy microphone systems for the students,” she said.
In Ghaziabad, 57 government schools and some colleges have got speakers. irajo KingThe SP (Rural) said that several schools had requested him for equipment for conducting morning prayers and other cultural programmes. “Some school representatives had approached us after learning about the drive to remove extra loudspeakers from places of worship and other public institutions,” the official said.
Raja said these mics would be needed for schools, especially in rural areas, to make announcements about mid-day meals and to raise awareness among villagers to send children to school.
In villages, schools are also used to host various government events. An official at a primary school in the Muradnagar area countryside, who found a loudspeaker, said the school’s own sound system had failed, and since the pandemic hit, resources dried up, leaving them without one to work. was forced to “Due to the financial crunch, we were not able to afford it,” the official said.