India, Aug. 22 -- The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) will once again carry out noise monitoring at Ganesh pandals during the Ganesh festival this year, following directions issued by the National Green Tribunal (NGT). While the proposal for noise monitoring has already been submitted to the MPCB head office on August 13, the final approval regarding the number of pandals and monitoring locations is still awaited.

Kartikey Langote, sub-regional officer, MPCB Pune, on Thursday said that the board has already sent a detailed proposal to its headquarters around a week ago. "We will be carrying out noise monitoring at various pandals in the city, as we did last year. A proposal for this year's monitoring activities has been submit...