India, Aug. 26 -- Acknowledging the efforts taken by authorities last year, the National Green Tribunal's (NGT's) western zonal bench in Pune has directed the Pune police and Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) to strictly enforce noise regulations during the upcoming Ganesh festival and submit a detailed compliance report after the celebrations.

The direction came during the hearing of an execution application filed by Kalyani Mandke, a Pune-based audiologist, against the state of Maharashtra and other authorities.

A bench comprising justice Dinesh Kumar Singh, judicial member; and Vijay Kulkarni, expert member took note of the measures initiated by the police and MPCB but stressed the need for coordinated enforcement to curb no...