Study of traffic flow and associated noise pollution near GLA University, Mathura (India)

Abstract

Abstract Urbanization is increasing at a very fast rate in our country; road length and its conditions are also improving. Therefore, the number of vehicles also increasing this has led to traffic congestion on roads and noise pollution. The transportation sector is one of the major contributors to noise in an urban area. The main objective for this research was to characterize the traffic noise on the GLA University, Mathura, India. The research work of this paper is divided in two sections: (i) Traffic Study on NH-19 (ii) Traffic noise measurement at peak hours. The study includes the campus area at GLA University. The study is conducted using Sound Level Meter SLM 100 type 2. The results were compared with WHO guidelines, which states that noise level should not exceed 55 dB. Moreover, because of continuous traffic noise on NH-19 is causing increase in health issues. The impact can be harmful GLA University staff, students and people living in campus area. Hence, it can cause disease such as concentration difficulty, irritation, annoyance and are most prominent disorders due to continuous traffic noise.