@Article{sv.2020.08586,
AUTHOR = {A. K. Sahu, M. Pradhan, C. R. Mohanty, P. K. Pradhan},
TITLE = {Assessment of Traffic Noise Pollution in Burla Town, India; An Inclusive Annoyance Study},
JOURNAL = {Sound \& Vibration},
VOLUME = {54},
YEAR = {2020},
NUMBER = {1},
PAGES = {27--42},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/sv/v54n1/38411},
ISSN = {2693-1443},
ABSTRACT = {Noise pollution is one of the major public health problems in urban
areas throughout the world. Noise is unwanted sound which produces undesirable
problems in day to day life of human being (e.g., physiological and psychological
problems). Rapid increase of the industrialization, urbanization, infrastructure,
volume of motor vehicles, and increase in the road networks brought noise pollution
to the highest level of disaster in a current situation. In urban areas, road traffic
noise plays commanding role among all noise sources and affects the exposed
inhabitants. The present work is done to evaluate and assess the traffic noise and
its effects in Burla town.
Burla, Vidyanagari of Odisha, is an emerging town in India, as it hosts national
level of teaching and research institutions like IIM Sambalpur, a medical college-
cum-hospital (VIMSAR), a technical university (VSSUT) and Sambalpur
University. In last two decade, the road traffic volume has been increased and
is facing severe noise pollution to its inhabitants. Noise pollution assessment
was made at different locations of the town. This study unveiled the dismal state
of noise pollution in the town. Noise contour maps were drawn to visualize the
noise level at the traffic and its surroundings. The numbers of hearing impaired
patients in different hospitals of the locality are increasing. That shows grim picture
of the situation. Regression equations were established taking noise levels
with percentage of highly annoyed people during study indicates strong
correlation.},
DOI = {10.32604/sv.2020.08586}
}