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Normative Framework of Noise Mapping in India: Strategies, Implications and Challenges Ahead

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The paper presents a retrospective and prospective view of noise mapping strategy followed across the globe as a diagnostic tool for controlling the noise pollution in urban cities. The concept of noise mapping is primitive in India and thus developing the noise maps is really a great challenge for big metropolitan cities of India. The paper discusses the benefits associated, input parameters required, methodology, sampling and interpolation techniques used, noise control action plans and challenges ahead for the development of strategic noise maps. The pros and cons associated with noise mapping and validity of principal traffic noise models in India are presented. Also, various technical aspects pertaining to noise mapping are clarified in Indian perspectives based on the standard operating procedures used internationally. This paper recommends a national policy framework of noise mapping and control for Self-Reliant India (Aatmanirbhar Bharat) and shall serve as a guiding document to all the stake holders for noise mapping of the larger parts of the country.

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Authors thank Dr. D. K. Aswal, Director, CSIR-National Physical Laboratory, India for his continuous encouragement and support and for providing the necessary infrastructural support for the study. Also, author would like to thank Dr. Sanjay Yadav, Head, Physico Mechanical Metrology Division for his support and help in this study and especially for Fig. 6 in the paper based on the chapter 6 in the book on Metrology for Inclusive Growth of India published recently, ISBN 978-981-15-8871-6. N. Garg is thankful to Mr. Vishal Gandhi, Senior Scientist, CPCB, India for giving an opportunity to contribute towards the formulation of draft for noise mapping in India. One of the authors, Mr. B S Chauhan is thankful to the Dept. of Science and Technology (DST) for DST INSPIRE fellowship for pursuing Doctorate at CSIR-NPL, New Delhi from AcSIR, Ghaziabad.

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Garg, N., Chauhan, B.S. & Singh, M. Normative Framework of Noise Mapping in India: Strategies, Implications and Challenges Ahead. Acoust Aust 49, 23–41 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40857-020-00214-1

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