Research Proposal: A Statistical Study of Direct and Indirect Effects of Noise Pollution near Noise-Exposed Environments: A Case Study over Eastern India
Ref.No.SSTCRC2495
1. Introduction
In the cities, the vehicular sound is the prime source of noise pollution and the major emitter of air pollutants. Thus, in the cities, noise pollution is interlinked with air pollution, and therefore, the public explored to noise pollution will also be exposed to air pollution. Thus, the concerned people are vulnerable to both hearing and respiratory problems. As mentioned above, noise pollution is a less attended issue than water and air pollution in India. Over the Eastern part of India, primarily the Jharkhand, the noise pollution studies are sparse though the cities are witnessing a drastic increase in vehicular concentration. Thus, noise pollution severity needs to be quantified to analyze and quantify its aftereffects. In the light of the facts mentioned above, we are motivated to perform a careful statistical study of noise pollution in Ranchi, the capital city of Jharkhand state in India.
Noise pollution, primarily the anthropogenic noise effects, cause the several problems to human and other living organisms on the earth and ocean. Noise pollution is a fast-growing problem worldwide, and the population residing in the cities, primarily near the high noise pollution zones, are exposed to this threat. However, most of them are not aware of the severity of the impact of this on their health. The prime places of noise pollution are heavy traffic zones, industrial areas, public locations, religious sites, entertainment zones, transportation, playground, and many more.
Noise pollution is reported as the second largest environmental cause of health problems. The human brain monitors the sounds even during sleep, and this excess of exposure of brain to intense noise can trigger various types of health issues. The diseases caused due to excess exposure to noise pollution include anxiety, stress, sleep disturbance, metabolic disturbance, high blood pressure, heart disease, and even cognitive impairment in children. People who are continuously exposed to noise pollution may feel frustrated, stressed, and angry, and long-term exposure to high noise pollution may have significant adverse impact in their mental health.
2. Cooperation required
The support is needed for the data collection i.e. support for instruments and manpower to implement these in the ground. Several locations are needed to be taken to understand the nature of noise pollution in the city and thus various locations will be selected for the same. The study sites will be grouped into noisy zone and noise free zone.
In location for the proposed work is Ranchi, capital of Jharkhand state, India. To conduct the study systematically, we shall encompass some sites from the noisy zone (case group) and others from the noise-free zone (control group) for a meaningful comparison.
These sites from noisy zone have been identified as:-
-Booty Mod
-Karamtoli Chowk
-Albert Ekka Chowk (Firayalal Chowk)
-Kantatoli Chowk
-Birsa Chowk
These sites from noise-free zones have been identified as:-
-BIT campus
-Ashok Nagar Colony
-MECON colony
-Dhurwa Colony
-CCL colony
3. Benefits & Outputs
The society and all the stakeholders related with the matter concerned will be benefited with this research as finding from this research will be useful for the policymakers to mitigate and understand the complicity of Noise pollution in human health. Along with the monitoring and studying the Noise pollution, we will also try to extend this research with human health aspect as well, so that we can explore the severity of Noise pollution on Human health as well.
Expected outputs would be,
-Academic Publications
-Patents
-Technical reports