Overview
- Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari told senior police at Nabanna on Thursday that loudspeakers at places of worship must stay within legal decibel caps.
- Officials cited environmental rules that allow up to 55 dB in residential areas by day and 45 dB at night, with limited festival relaxations up to 65 dB.
- Police units across districts are set to increase checks during upcoming religious events to spot violations and file legal cases when needed.
- The order follows years of complaints that festival loudspeakers run too loud or too late, which residents say disrupts sleep and harms patients, students, and older people.
- Adhikari, sworn in on May 9, coupled the noise directive with a wider law-and-order push that targets illegal buildings and bans public animal slaughter outside authorized sites.