Hyderabad: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), noise levels above 65 decibels were injurious to health. Sound levels above 75 decibels can be serious. Health problems such as high blood pressure, anxiety and heart disease. To check the growing menace of additional silencers wreaking havoc in the society, Hyderabad Police on Tuesday operated a road-roller on additional noise emitting bike silencers. City police commissioner Anjani Kumar said, "It is a symbolic step that we have taken to check noise pollution. We have taken this measure to send a message to the wrongdoers. Such persons are instructed to stop noise pollution." Do not modify the silencer or get additional silencers installed on their bikes."

He said, "Automobile shops and mechanics have been warned not to sell modified silencers and install tampered silencers in vehicles. Cases will be registered against those who violate the notices. We are asking citizens, especially the youth, to keep silencers." They are requested not to cause noise pollution. They are requested to follow the traffic rules to make the city accident-free and noise-free."

Additional commissioner of police (traffic) in-charge DS Chauhan said, "We have registered 12,938 cases for noise pollution and 1,977 for air pollution till September against those modifying company-fitted silencers on motorbikes." Additional CP said, “Many bikers are fixing silencers which emit more noise causing inconvenience to the public. Such noises are a real danger to hospitals, schools, courts; they are patients in hospitals, children in schools.” From now on, we will take strict action against noise pollution."

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