East Khasi Hills, Jan 21: The East Khasi Hills district Superintendent of Police (Traffic) of Meghalaya issued an order requiring all vehicle owners who’ve equipped their exhaust pipes with retrofitted variations to remove and replace them with original exhaust pipes.
Any person found violating this order can be penalized in keeping with the provisions of the law.
This order is available in reaction to the increasing amount of noise pollution in the city, particularly at night, caused by these modified exhausts.
According to Section 182A (4)/190(2) of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988, these modified exhausts cause immense discomfort to the elderly, the young, and other people who require silence.
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Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000, which are in force across the country, specify that the maximum permissible noise level from any vehicle should not exceed 80 decibels.
If a vehicle is found to be emitting noise in excess of this limit, the vehicle owner may be issued a warning or fined by the police.
