MUMBAI: After a successful experiment of noise barriers to avoid noise pollution to Kalanagar residents along BKC road, the IIT-B students in Powai too are all set to enjoy more peaceful life as the work on installing 1500-meter long noise barriers is almost over.
“THis is where India’s future propels, prospers and Mumbai IIT and its incumbents deserve peaceful environment for sure. The barriers will keep the IIT Campus away from the noisy hustle-bustle outside. We have already installed noise barriers in theBandra-Kurla Complex successfully. The decibel levels in BKC have come downfrom 98 to acceptable limits of 55 decibels. We hope same results here too”, said Dilip Kawathkar, JointProject Director (PR), Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA).
The noise barriers installed from PowaiLake to the end of Mumbai IIT’s boundary wall are three meters in height. The panels are made of pre-galvanised sheets and the structures are hot-dip galvanised to ensure longer life. The barriers are also painted keeping in mindthe aesthetics of the surroundings and are being mounted on the boundary’s retaining wall of the IIT Campus.
“We expect the rupees 3.5-crore work to bring big relief to the students and professors who spend most of their time inside the campus. The Aadi SHankaracharya road along it gets huge buzzing traffic throughout the day and night and thus creates heavy noise pollution”, said Kawathkar further.
Source: Chittaranjan Tembhekar, TNN, Tomes of India
