City Desk :
Speakers at a function underscored the need for taking concerted efforts of all stakeholders of the society and creating mass awareness among the people from all sections to build pollution free society.
“Level of sound pollution also termed as noise pollution across the country is now a major concern for the general people because it has already exceeded the tolerance level. Because of this sound or noise pollution millions of people in the country are exposed to a number of health risks-from deafness to heart attack”, they said.
They made the observations while addressing a view exchange and awareness meeting on Sound Pollution and its prevention at the conference room of Deputy Commissioner (DC) in Gaibandha recently.
The Department of Environment (DoE) and district administration organized the meeting under the Environment Quality Monitoring and Serving (EQMS) project in cooperation with Center for Atmospheric Pollution Studies (CAPS).
DC Oliur Rahman addressed the meeting as the chief guest and superintendent of Police Muhammad Towhidul Islam spoke at the event as the special guest while additional deputy commissioner-General Sushanta Kumar Mahato presided over the meeting, reports BSS.
Team leader professor Dr. Ahammad Kamruzzaman Majumder addressed it as the chief discussant and sought whole-hearted cooperation of all stakeholders to enhance public awareness of sound pollution.
The meeting was also addressed among others by vice principal of Gaibandha Govt. College Dr. Sabur Uddin, superintendent of Gaibandha Modern Hospital Dr. Mahabub Hossan, panel mayor of Gaibandha Pourashabha Shahid Ahmed, president of District Motor Owners’ Association Quazi Mokbul Hossain, district information officer Kabir Uddin, assistant director of DoE Hasan-e Mubarak, deputy assistant director of Fire service and Civil Defense here Anamul Haque, Traffic inspector Md. Helal Uddin, senior journalist Sarker Mohammad Shahiduzzaman, senior teacher of Gaibandha Girls’ High School Khalilur Rahman.
The speakers in their speeches put emphasis on creating mass awareness among the people and playing an active role from their respective positions to keep the noise level within the acceptable limits to have a better society.
Earlier, a documentary presentation was screened by field coordinator Nasir Uddin.
Later, Gaibandha Modern Hospital and its surroundings zone of the district town was declared as zero sound pollution zone.
Various recommendations regarding eradicating noise pollution were also adopted from the participants during the open discussion session of the meeting.
