STUDY OF NOISE POLLUTION IN WASHIM TOWN

In the recent year's due to urbanization industrialization, growth in construction industry and facility provided in road transport in India has created excessive noise pollution which is displeasing for human and animal life. Noise pollution refers to such levels of Noise or Sound in the environment that are disturbing, irritating and annoying to living being. Both physiological and psychological health of human being and behavioral in nature can be affected by Noise Pollution. Also Noise pollution can cause annoyance and aggression, hypertension, high stress levels, hearing loss, sleep disturbances and child development. Washim is district place belonging to Vidarbha Region of Maharashtra State in India. As Washim town is developing area and a connected big rural area, there is a rapid urbanization and migration of people, alarming growth of population is causing serious environmental problems. Noise is one of the environmental problems that uncomforts in daily life. The objective of this paper is to study the noise level values for exceed the standards set by the central pollution control board and, to investigate the various noise parameters at different Zone.