Durga Puja passed off more or less peacefully with much less of sound
pollution from bursting of crackers and blaring of loudspeakers at pandal.
We felt assured that this trend will follow at Kali Puja too,particularly when police took strong initiative to curb the sound minace.In fact, police took certain measures like keeping vigil on sale of high decibel crackers and nabbed
many caught red handed while selling these forbidden items before Diwali.Plain
cloth police men were also deployed to catch hold of the offenders off guard.
PCB seemed confident that it must reach its goal to ensure a quieter Diwali this
year. But Diwali came with a bang shredding all expectations of public and PCB! All hell broke loose. Sound crossed the desired decibel levels almost everywhere with bursting of noisy crackers. Even hospitals were not spared. Chief minister had to intervene. But that too couldn’t dampen the spirit of the revelers including well placed and educated people.Sound assault continued undiminished. Isn’t it a sad story of lack of awareness and civic sense among a section of people irrespective of their social status and educational background?
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