South Mumbai Resident files Complaint against noisy Car Racing Event

In Mumbai, racing vehicles on the roads are a major source of noise pollution and annoyance, particularly in South Mumbai and the Western Suburbs. Viren Shan, a resident of Worli and the president of the Federation of Retail Traders Welfare Association (FRTWA), complained about this matter by email on Sunday to the Mumbai police's joint commissioner of traffic.

According to the Central government's Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000, residential areas' ambient noise levels must not surpass 55 dB during the day and 45 dB at night. The limits for silent zones are 40 dB and 50 dB, respectively.

Shan stated in the complaint, “A new coastal road is right in front of my building in Worli. I have noticed, for many nights (before midnight between 10pm and 12am), fleets of fast racing cars and bikes with loud mufflers are regularly passing by, creating excessive noise and disturbing the residents of buildings very close to this coastal road. Many residential buildings in Worli, Napean Sea Road, and Breach Candy are close to the new coastal road. A well-known Breach Candy Hospital is also right on this coastal road.”

“Such loud noise through modified mufflers is not allowed”, he added.

Meanwhile, the West Region police zone has begun a significant crackdown on offenders in response to a growing number of complaints about reckless driving in the western suburbs. 689 drivers were arrested as a result of a special operation that was carried out on the evening of November 29 and targeted neighborhoods like Bandra, Khar, and Andheri.

The police filed 40 reckless driving offenses under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita as part of the operation. In accordance with the Motor Vehicle Act, 689 drivers were also disciplined, and 162 two-wheelers were impounded. Following reports of risky stunts and careless driving by riders on powerful motorbikes in the middle of the night, the project was started. In addition to putting the bikers in danger, these actions also presented a serious risk to other drivers and pedestrians.