Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB)

Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) is implementing various environmental

legislations in the state of Maharashtra, mainly including Water (Prevention and Control of
Pollution) Act, 1974, Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, Water (Cess) Act,
1977 and some of the provisions under Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986 and the rules
framed there under like, Biomedical Waste (M&H) Rules, 1998, Hazardous Waste (M&H)
Rules, 2000, Municipal Solid Waste Rules, 2000 etc. MPCB is functioning under the
administrative control of Environment Department of Government of Maharashtra.
Some of the important functions of MPCB are:

• To plan comprehensive program for the prevention, control or abatement of pollution

and secure executions thereof,
• To collect and disseminate information relating to pollution and the prevention, control
or abatement thereof,
• To inspect sewage or trade effluent treatment and disposal facilities, and air pollution
control systems and to review plans, specification or any other data relating to the
treatment plants, disposal systems and air pollution control systems in connection with
the consent granted,
• Supporting and encouraging the developments in the fields of pollution control, waste
recycle reuse, eco-friendly practices etc.
• To educate and guide the entrepreneurs in improving environment by suggesting
appropriate pollution control technologies and techniques
• Creation of public awareness about the clean and healthy environment and attending the
public complaints regarding pollution.

The monitoring was carried out at a distance from Ganesh Pandals, closer to the residential
buildings. The main purpose of this exercise was to determine how the environment is
disturbed and what effect it has on a normal human being residing in that area or closer to
the area. Total 89 locations were covered under 12 major cities of Maharashtra for the
present study. The 12 cities covered are:

Noise Monitoring Locations In Maharashtra During Ganesh Festival: 2010.

SR NO CITY LOCATION

1 MUMBAI 25

2 NAVI MUMBAI 05

3 THANE 05 + *4

4 PUNE 20

5 AURANGABAD 05

6 NAGPUR 05
 7 KALYAN 03

8 AMRAVATI 03

9 JALGOAN 03

10 NASHIK 05

11 KOLAPUR 03

12 SATARA 03

*number of locations added this year

The maximum noise level (111.3 dBA) was observed at Bhandup and minimum
noise level (58.2 dBA) was observed at Elphinstone
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Total locations covered in Maharashtra were 115.In Mumbai 45 locations including
residential, commercial and silence zone

FINDINGS

Highest Noise Pollution

LOCATION DAY NIGHT

MUMBAI SUBURBS Mazgaon Prabhadevi

MUMBAI EASTERN Dharavi Vikroli
SUBURBS
MUMBAI WESTERN Malad Dindoshi
SUBURBS