Legal Protection

Legal protection against noise pollution in India draws on Article 48-A and Article 51-A of the Constitution of India, the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000, and the Tamil Nadu State Environment Policy, 2017. Under the 2000 Rules, the permissible noise limit in areas categorized as commercial is 65 decibels (dB) during the day and 55 dB during the night, giving a concrete, enforceable benchmark agains …