The technology-enabled musical rumble strips installed last month on the Dharamveer Swarajya Rakshak Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Coastal Road in Maharashtra’s Mumbai have now been barricaded after the residents of the Breach Candy region objected to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)’s initiative, citing noise pollution.
The musical patch on the road will be shut post 7 p.m. at night and start in the morning at 11 a.m., according to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials.
“After the complaints of residents, we assessed the noise levels in their homes by measuring decibel levels, which were 60-65 decibels, considering the traffic in that area. However, based on the complains we decided to barricade it during the night,” said BMC Senior officer to The Hindu.
Breach Candy ALM and Breach Candy Residents Forum filed a complaint through a letter to BMC commissioner over the continuous noise pollution due to ‘Jai Ho’ tune reaching over 25 residential buildings, every time a car passes from the patch.
The letter mentioned that BMC’s initiative has caused significant distress and serves no essential public necessity, while the frequency of the tune is too high, affecting elders at home.
