Assessment of Noise Level During Ganesh Festival in Residential Zone of Kolhapur City

The present work deals with the study of noise level during Ganesh festival in residential zone of Kolhapur city. In recent time city is facing noise pollution problems during festival due to increased population, use of high volume systems and modernized man made human activities. The present work is being carried out at the Department of Environment Management, Chhatrapati Shahu Institute of Business Education and Research Kolhapur. Rajarampuri residential area is selected for monitoring of noise level during Ganesh festival. The noise level has monitored with the help of sound level meter SL 100 Leutron in decibel unit dB and directly equivalent sound level is measured Leq . The increasing noise level is compared to the limits prescribed by the Central Pollution Control Board CPCB . C. P. Sathe | A. M. Kadam | K. D. Ahire "Assessment of Noise Level During Ganesh Festival in Residential Zone of Kolhapur City" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Special Issue | Fostering Innovation, Integration and Inclusion Through Interdisciplinary Practices in Management , March 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd23082.pdf