I started writing this blogpost 15 mins back.. except for the title I have written a few different opening lines but just couldn’t concentrate. All because of the noise created by the nearby school :(:(. The prestigious DLF Ridge Valley school uses loud speakers to play music, make announcements and the volume is turned up all the way.
Please listen to the music blaring and this is inside our apartment with all the sound reducing windows closed.
A couple of days back, I took a video of some games being played outdoors at the same school. Again the loudspeakers were blaring. And the teachers are urging the students to “make noise”. Really ? What are we teaching our children ? That noise is good. Disturbing others is good.
Come Deepavali, suddenly noise pollution is a problem….. just love the hypocrisy. It’s so classy that we almost accept it as the truth.
In the two stints that we had in Bangalore (2007-2009 and 2013-2014) the one thing we struggled with the most was the noise levels. High speed bike racing as late as 2 am, trains whistling, cars honking – a total nightmare for me particularly as I crave silence.
Our condominium board has requested the school many times to at least not use the loud speaker, but there is absolutely no change. The school doesn’t care because it’s backed by DLF which is a construction super power in Delhi NCR.
I would like to get Mr. K P Singh to live in one of the apartments right next to this wonderful school and when he is a little under the weather. It would help him heal faster probably 🤬.
Am really irritated … there is no letting up in the noise. Am unable to write further.
#BanNoisePollution
B and K,
As you may already know, I have continually railed against noise. Machine noise–airplanes, hovering helicopters, the auto body shop down the street, homeowners with their power tools, like blowers and lawnmowers–are most irksome, but I have been known to yell at barking dogs, as well as my roosters, when they won’t shut up.
In today’s crowded, congested human world, it’s hard to imagine a situation in which a school would increase the outdoor noise level intentionally, with loudspeakers. I hope no one here decides to imitate that example.
Sadly the Loud speakers are really loud and schools don’t have a lot of open space. Earlier even if they used loud speakers the school grounds would be huge so the sound didn’t turn into noise pollution.