Sunday, 14 January 2018








ANALYSIS OF NOISE POLLUTION IN RANCHI

Prepared By- Arnab Kumar Das, Atiya Darakshan, Isha Mukherjee, Mampi Banerjee, 
Manorama Kumari and Shruti Ghosh

The Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board is the regulatory and analysing body for the different levels
of Sound (Noise) Pollution in the different areas of Ranchi. The data was collected by us from there and
was self-analysed Following were the conclusions obtained which are represented graphically for proper
understanding.

LEVELS OF SOUND IN DIFFERENT AREAS IN RANCHI ON 5/6/2017

AREA SOUND LEVELS (in dB)
AVERAGE LIMIT
INDUSTRIAL AREA, TUPUDANA 69.5 75
HATIA MARKET 64.8 65
NEAR PROJECT BUILDING  55.75 65
SEC-3, HEC COMPLEX 54.5 55
BIRSA CHOWK 66.95 65
NEAR HIGH COURT, DORANDA  54.25 50
NEAR SUJATA CINEMA 70.83 65
NEAR GEL CHRUCH COMPLEX 68 65
NEAR ALBERT EKKA CHOWK 77.4 65
NEAR KUTCHERY  69.42 65
LALPUR CHOWK, RANCHI 70.92 65
KANTA TOLI CHOWK  72.45 65
RIIMS, RANCHI 49.8 50
NEAR GOVERNER HOUSE 66.22 65
RATU ROAD CHOWK 71.27 65
NEAR PISKA MORE CHOWK 70.3 55
ARGORA CHOWK 68.4 55
ASHOK NAGAR 53.4 55
MECON COLONY 51.9 55
LEVELS OF SOUND IN DIFFERENT AREAS IN RANCHI ON 27/9/2017
AREA SOUND LEVELS (in dB)

AVERAGE LIMIT
INDUSTRIAL AREA, TUPUDANA 71.9 75
HATIA MARKET 75.8 65
NEAR PROJECT BUILDING  66.35 65
SEC-3, HEC COMPLEX 67.45 55
BIRSA CHOWK 80.12 65
NEAR HIGH COURT, DORANDA  62.4 50
NEAR SUJATA CINEMA 77.2 65
NEAR GEL CHRUCH COMPLEX 73.8 65
NEAR ALBERT EKKA CHOWK 79.9 65
NEAR KUTCHERY  76.3 65
LALPUR CHOWK, RANCHI 76.2 65
KANTA TOLI CHOWK  77.9 65
RIIMS, RANCHI 49.1 50
NEAR GOVERNER HOUSE 70.7 65
RATU ROAD CHOWK 77.12 65
NEAR PISKA MORE CHOWK 70.1 65
ARGORA CHOWK 72.95 55
ASHOK NAGAR 64.6 55
MECON COLONY 68.7 55
LEVELS OF SOUND IN DIFFERENT AREAS IN RANCHI ON 28/9/2017
AREA SOUND LEVELS (in dB)

AVERAGE LIMIT
INDUSTRIAL AREA, TUPUDANA 72.5 75
HATIA MARKET 76.9 65
NEAR PROJECT BUILDING  68 65
SEC-3, HEC COMPLEX 69.6 55
BIRSA CHOWK 81.4 65
NEAR HIGH COURT, DORANDA  64.2 50
NEAR SUJATA CINEMA 78.8 65
NEAR GEL CHRUCH COMPLEX 75.6 65
NEAR ALBERT EKKA CHOWK 82 65
NEAR KUTCHERY  78.1 65
LALPUR CHOWK, RANCHI 77.9 65
KANTA TOLI CHOWK  79 65
RIIMS, RANCHI 49.6 50
NEAR GOVERNER HOUSE 72.8 65
RATU ROAD CHOWK 79.4 65
NEAR PISKA MORE CHOWK 72 65
ARGORA CHOWK 74.9 55
ASHOK NAGAR 65.8 55
MECON COLONY 70.2 55
LEVELS OF SOUND IN DIFFERENT REGIONS OF RANCHI ON 30/01/2016 
AREA SOUND LEVELS (in dB)

AVERAGE LIMIT
Industrial  Area , Tupudana 69.4 75
Hatia market 73.4 65
 Near project building 67.2 65
Sector-3 HEC Complex  53.8 55
 Birsa Chowk  76 65
Near High Court , Doranda  64.5 50
Near Sujata  Cinema 74.2 65
Near GEL Church Complex 73.8 65
Near Albert Ekka Chowk 75.8 65
 Near Kutc hery 72.2 65
Lalpur Chowk  75.8 65
Kantatoli chowk 77 65
RIIMS, Ranchi 47.8 50
Near Governor House, Kanke 68.4 65
Ratu Road  Chowk 73.1 65
Argora Chowk 70.2 65
Ashok Nagar 49.6 55
Mecon Colony 49.2 55
LEVELS OF SOUND IN DIFFERENT REGIONS OF RANCHI ON 5/06/2016


AREA SOUND LEVELS (in dB)
AVERAGE LIMIT
Industrial  Area , Tupudana 67.5 75
Hatia market 72.8 65
 Near project building 66.2 65
Sector-3 HEC Complex  51.5 55
 Birsa Chowk  73.9 65
Near High Court , Doranda  64.2 50
Near Sujata  Cinema 77.3 65
Near GEL Church Complex 75.8 65
Near Albert Ekka Chowk 76.5 65
 Near Kutc hery 74.9 65
Lalpur Chowk  76.1 65
Kantatoli chowk 76.2 65
RIIMS, Ranchi 49.3 50
Near Governor House, Kanke 69.1 65
Ratu Road  Chowk 76.2 65
Argora Chowk 72.9 65
Ashok Nagar 50.8 55
Mecon Colony 51.5 55
LEVELS OF SOUND IN DIFFERENT REGIONS OF RANCHI ON 30/5/2016
AREA SOUND LEVELS (in dB)
AVERAGE LIMIT

Industrial  Area , Tupudana 69.2 75
Hatia market 73.6 65
 Near project building 68.8 65
Sector-3 HEC Complex  51.9 55
 Birsa Chowk  74.4 65
Near High Court , Doranda  64.8 50
Near Sujata  Cinema 77.3 65
Near GEL Church Complex 74.8 65
Near Albert Ekka Chowk 76.1 65
 Near Kutc hery 76.3 65
Lalpur Chowk  76.4 65
Kantatoli chowk 76.5 65
RIIMS, Ranchi 49.4 50
Near Governor House, Kanke 69.1 65
Ratu Road  Chowk 77.8 65
Argora Chowk 72.8 65
Ashok Nagar 48.4 55
Mecon Colony 50.2 55
LEVELS OF SOUND IN DIFFERENT REGIONS OF RANCHI ON 10/8/2016


AREA SOUND LEVELS (in dB)
AVERAGE LIMIT
Industrial  Area , Tupudana 68.8 75
Hatia market 70.6 65
 Near project building 66.2 65
Sector-3 HEC Complex  54.2 55
 Birsa Chowk  73.1 65
Near High Court , Doranda  66.8 50
Near Sujata  Cinema 72.6 65
Near GEL Church Complex 74 65
Near Albert Ekka Chowk 76.2 65
 Near Kutc hery 72.8 65
Lalpur Chowk  75.8 65
Kantatoli chowk 76.8 65
RIIMS, Ranchi 49.2 50
Near Governor House, Kanke 68.4 65
Ratu Road  Chowk 73.5 65
Argora Chowk 70.2 65
Ashok Nagar 49.8 55
Mecon Colony 87.7 55


COMPARISION OF LEVELS OF SOUND






























SUMMARY AND REPORT ON SURVEY ON SOUND POLLUTION

An online survey was conducted in which a handsome number of Ranchites participated. 
Following is a report and summary on the basis of data obtained by those who took the survey.

v  Total no. of people participated- 90
v  Total no of questions asked- 12

v  Questions Asked-

  1.   Name
  2. Area of Ranchi where you live?
  3.   Occupation
  4.   Since how many years are you living at this place?
  5.   What is the level of sound (noise) you experience everyday?
  6.   During what time of the day, you feel that the sound level is at the highest point?
  7.   During which month of the year you feel that the level of sound is highest in your locality?
  8.   Do you think that in recent years the level of Sound (Noise) has risen?
  9.   What problems do you face because of increased level of sound (noise)?
  10.   According to you what are the possible reasons for increase in level of sound over the years?
  11.   What are your suggestions to control/reduce the high level of sound (noise) prevalent in Ranchi?
  12.   What would you want to do on individual level to reduce sound (noise) pollution?
Statistical Graphical Representation Based on Data Provided by those who took the survey-
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Locality-







§  Occupation-

§  Since how many years are you living at this place-

§  Level of Sound Experienced-






§  Time of day when you think sound level is highest-

§  Month of Year when sound level is highest-

§  Has sound level risen over the years-







§  Problems faced due to increased level of sound (noise)-


§  Possible reasons for increase in sound over the years-

§  Suggestions to control/reduce the high level of sound (noise) prevalent in Ranchi-



§  What would you want to do on individual level to reduce sound (noise) pollution-

 Localities of Ranchi vs Level of Sound (On the rating of 1 to 10)-



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