Behavioural improvement can reduce sound pollution: Rizwana

Adviser for Environment, Forests and Climate Change Ministry Syeda Rizwana Hasan has said that most of the sound pollutions take place because of people's lack of behavioural sense. Positive changes in people's behavioural patterns can significantly reduce sound pollution, Syeda Rizwana Hasan further said. She laid emphasis on waging a social movement to combat sound pollution.

Syeda Rizwana Hasan made the above remarks while addressing a workshop in the capital on Wednesday. The discussants in the workshop stressed that everyone's participation is required to save natural environment from further defilement.

Syeda Rizwana Hasan said speaking too loudly on sidewalks, unnecessary honking by transports, playing loudspeakers with high volume etcetera are reflections of people's insufficient knowledge on civic sense. These things are violations of laws and these things expose a degeneration in people's manner too, Syeda Rizwana Hasan stated. Bolstering mass awareness about improving behaviour among people is vital to stop sound pollution, the Adviser commented. Syeda Rizwana Hasan asserted that the execution of law must be established to build up a silent zone around airports, hospitals and educational institutions. Syeda Rizwana Hasan told the audiences that sound pollution is one kind of violence which leads to dire consequences. 

Syeda Rizwana Hasan called upon all motorists to abstain from honking on roads for unnecessary reasons and to avoid playing loud music on vehicles. Quick actions are essential to save Bangladesh from the detrimental effects of sound pollution, Syeda Rizwana Hasan added.

Secretary to Environment, Forests and Climate Change Ministry Dr. Farhina Ahmed, General Secretary of Bangladesh Paribesh Andolon Alamgir Kabir, senior officers of law and order forces and civil society members joined the workshop.