Hyderabad, Oct. 19 -- In a counselling session for noise pollution on Tuesday, the city police stated that over 12938 cases of noise pollution have been booked in the city up till September 2021. The cases booked this year have doubled in comparison to the cases booked in the last two years combined.

The counselling session was organized to address the issue of vehicular noise pollution and its subsequent effects on human health. The police counselled and advised youth and their parents in this session and also addressed the effects of noise pollution on aspects of physical health, psychological health, sleep, behavior, memory and concentration.

The World Health Organization (WHO) defines noise above 65 decibels (dB) as noise pollution....