Mumbai silent zones; increase noise pay ₹ 1 lakh

The Maharashtra government announced that anyone flouting noise pollution norms in Mumbai’s silent zones would have to pay ₹1 lakh as fine and could face imprisonment of up to five years.

A total of 110 areas were shortlisted as silent zones, which includes hospitals and schools. Noise level cannot exceed 50 decibel in daytime and 40 decibel during the night.

This is especially baffling since the earlier lists are available as an easy guide and leaving out any institution would require a specific decision to that effect