â¹1 lakh fine, 5 yrs in jail over noise in Mumbai's silent zones
The Maharashtra government announced that anyone flouting noise pollution norms in Mumbai's silent zones would have to pay â¹1 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.