Q.Dandiya raas is not allowed after 10.00 pm. Why?

Noise pollution is undesirably high-level or intrusive sound, formally recognised in India as a form of air pollution under the 1987 amendment to the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981. Although loud sound is often associated with entertainment, both sudden extreme exposure and chronic lower-level exposure cause real physiological and psychological harm.

A brief exposure to extremely high sound levels — around 150 decibels or more, such as from a jet or rocket taking off — can permanently damage the eardrum and impair hearing. Even the sustained, comparatively lower noise levels typical of a large city can permanently harm hearing ability over time. Beyond hearing loss, noise causes sleeplessness, an increased heart rate and altered breathing patterns — signs of ongoing physiological stres …