District administrations and police task forces across Latur and Nanded in Maharashtra launched an aggressive regulatory crackdown on Sunday against high-decibel DJ amplifier sound systems deployed during ongoing Ganesh festival processions, confiscating unauthorized sound walls and strictly enforcing noise pollution limits.
The synchronized enforcement drive followed mounting complaints from hospital administrators, residential senior citizen forums, and cardiology specialists regarding bone-rattling bass resonance exceeding 115 decibels emitted by massive multi-tier loudspeaker arrays mounted on flatbed trucks. In Latur city alone, police flying squads seized forty-eight commercial acoustic mixer consoles, thirty-six bass amplifier units, and filed criminal cases against sixteen recalcitrant sound equipment vendors.
District magistrates warned festive mandal organizers that while cultural celebrations are encouraged, reckless acoustic bombardment violates fundamental constitutional rights to health and peace under the Environment Protection Act and High Court noise directives. Specialized sound meter monitoring teams equipped with calibrated decibel sensors were stationed at all major road intersections to register real-time audio violations.
Local resident welfare associations and healthcare practitioners overwhelmingly backed the administrative intervention, observing that excessive acoustic shock waves during evening processions pose severe health hazards for cardiac patients, infant children, and household pets. Police confirmed that processions will be strictly mandated to revert to traditional dhol-tasha percussion bands, which preserve cultural rhythm without acoustic trauma.
District superintendents of police reiterated that no sound systems will be permitted after the statutory 10:00 PM curfew limit on any festive night. Repeat offenders face confiscation of sound hardware and permanent revocation of commercial operating licenses.
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