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PANJIM: In a relief to revelers, State government has permitted the use of loudspeakers to play music till midnight during festivals, including Carnival, which will begin from February 9 to 12.
In a Gazette notification, government has directed the authorities to permit the use of loudspeakers or public address system between 10 pm to 12 midnight, during the current calendar year. The permissions are granted as per sub-rule (3) of Rule 5 of the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rule 2000.
Government has specified that the permissions shall be granted only on case-to-case basis, in response to a specific application made by the concerned village panchayat, municipal corporations or an individual.
The festivals that are included are carnival, holi, Easter eve, Ganesh Chaturthi (second, fifth and 11 day of festival), Navaratri (first and last day), Kojagiri Poornima, Diwali eve, Diwali, Tripurari Poornima, Christmas eve, Christmas and New Year eve.
“The provisions of the Noise Pollution (Regulation & Control) Rules, 2000 shall be strictly complied with,” the notification reads. Noise level monitoring agencies have been directed to initiate remedial action against those, who violate the rules.
