Environment, forest and climate change ministry secretary Dr Farhina Ahmed highlighted the need for awareness and collective efforts to control noise pollution.
“Excessive noise poses serious risks to public health and the environment,” she said, adding: “All silent zones, including hospitals and residential areas, must be kept noise-free.”
The secretary made the statement on Thursday afternoon, while speaking as the inaugural speaker at the “Horn Usage Discouragement” campaign in front of Osmani Udyan, opposite Gate No. 1 of the Bangladesh Secretariat.
The campaign aims to raise public awareness at seven key points in the capital, a ministry release reads.
She further stated that the campaign will include awareness programs on noise pollution control. Additionally, mobile courts will take legal action against unauthorized horn usage.
The inauguration ceremony was attended by Dr Md Kamruzzaman, Director General of the Department of Environment; Additional Secretary Dr. Fahmida Khanom, Additional Secretary Md Khairul Hasan; as well as representatives from the ministry, the Department of Environment, environmental organizations, and students.
This campaign will be implemented in front of the Secretariat, Education Building, Zero Point, Paltan Intersection, Kadam Fountain, and in front of key locations in Agargaon, including the Children's Hospital, Pangu Hospital, Betar Mor, and Neuroscience Hospital.
Bd-Pratidin English/ AM
