Sound Ledger¹ (Diwali Edition)

Audio culture by the numbers

54%: The spike of sound pollution in one region of India during Diwali

125: The legal noise limit, in decibels, of firecrackers in that region

6: The number of hours in one day (from 6pm through midnight) during which the area’s 45db legal permissible limit was exceeded

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Diwali: outlookindia.com

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