Noise pollution: Difficult to handle violations
Noise pollution is one of the important components in the system of standards that have been clearly regulated by environmental protection laws and there are rules and sanctions for violations. However, in reality, noise pollution is difficult to distinguish according to specific levels of regulations, so every day people in many places still have to endure countless noises hitting their ears without any feasible solution.
(Baonghean.vn)Noise pollution is one of the important components in the system of standards that have been clearly regulated by environmental protection laws and there are rules and sanctions for violations. However, in reality, noise pollution is difficult to distinguish according to specific levels of regulations, so every day people in many places still have to endure countless noises hitting their ears without any feasible solution.
The Law on Environmental Protection 2005 has clearly stipulated standards on noise and vibration for means of transport, production, business, service establishments, construction activities... In addition, Circular No. 39/2010 of
The noise from the carpentry workshop is annoying to the people around.
Accordingly, the maximum allowable noise limit (according to the equivalent sound level) clearly stipulates: From 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., the maximum allowable noise limit in special areas is 55 DBA, in normal areas is 70 DBA. From 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., the maximum allowable noise limit in special areas is 45 DBA, in normal areas is 55 DBA (special areas are areas within the fences of medical facilities, libraries, kindergartens, schools, churches, communal houses, pagodas and other specially regulated areas; normal areas include: apartment buildings, separate or adjacent houses, hotels, motels, administrative agencies...).
Along with providing specific standards, the law also has levels of penalties for violations of the law on noise pollution. Decree 117/2009/ND-CP of the Government dated December 31, 2009 clearly states the fines from 2 million to 100 million VND depending on different levels of noise violations, and also has additional forms of aggravation such as revoking business licenses and practice licenses.
Although there are sanctions, and they are considered quite strict compared to other environmental pollution standards, the reality shows that punishment is not simple. In Nghe An, noise pollution occurs anytime, anywhere, in the city area, the most prominent is noise pollution from vehicles participating in road traffic, railways, and entertainment venues.
Right in Vinh City, people living along main roads with high traffic volume have to endure the roar of traffic every day, and sometimes the sound of heavy truck horns, which affects their psychology, sometimes causing insomnia, stress, and nervous inhibition.
Not only that, in Vinh City, the areas around bars, nightclubs, and shopping malls, people are often forced to get used to living with noise pollution, without knowing that they themselves are the only ones who are legally protected under the regulations of the law on noise pollution. The only thing people do is cover their ears, close the door and stay inside, without knowing who to call.
According to Lieutenant Colonel Tran Phuc Thinh - Captain of Team 2 of the Provincial Police Department: Handling violations due to noise pollution is currently very difficult. The authorities have received many petitions from people about some cases of carpentry workshops, sawmills, and mechanical workshops near residential areas causing noise, but they can only handle them at the level of reminding them to limit noise, but cannot yet impose fines.
Currently, CSMT is not equipped with noise monitoring equipment, and even if equipped, it would be very difficult to handle reported violations, because if the authorities come to inspect, the violators will have turned off the equipment in time. Therefore, the most feasible solution at present is only to propagate and remind those cases that cause public outrage, while the problem of noise pollution from vehicles cannot be controlled.
Dang Nguyen
