Abstract: The urban noise pollution is growing day by day and has become a
universal problem for both the public and the policy-makers. The increase in
number of market complexes, growing population and consequently increase in
number of vehicles have inevitably caused major noise pollution in different
public places and government offices. Now-a-days, there are records of high
level of dissatisfaction due to noise incidence in and around different
offices. Therefore, an attempt has been made to assess the noise pollution
levels at 10 different office corridors in and around the city of Balasore. The
noise data collected from different offices displayed wide ranges of noise
level varying in three different times (10-12 noon, 1-3 pm and 3-5 pm). The
maximum noise level was assessed at RTO office (83.4 dB), while minimum was
assessed at Head Post Office (43.7 dB). Also, the maximum equivalent noise
level was assessed at RTO office (75.3), while minimum was assessed at Income
Tax office (58.3). The maximum noise pollution level (NPL) and Noise Climate
(NC) were assessed at RTO office (96.6) and Collectorate office (26.5) and
minimum was assessed at Inspector of Schools (70.4) and at Horticulture office
(11.2) respectively.
