Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 18 (NT): The Lucknow governing body on Thursday sent notices to 1,500 lawbreakers for using loudspeakers without permission at religious and public places.

The district administration has also extended the deadline for registration of loudspeakers by individuals and religious establishments till January 20 after which action will be taken against them.Before the deadline was January 15. Besides, the district administration has given permission to 60 religious establishments so far that had sought permission for use of loudspeakers.

Yesterday, the Allahabad High Court's Lucknow group issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government and said to pollution control board to remove loudspeakers from religious places, in an effort to control the increasing noise pollution.

The state police have been informed to lay down all the loudspeakers that are existing in public places, religious.The order was issued following directions from the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on the matter, citing the provisions of the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000.

As per the orders of the authority, the District Magistrates (DMs) have also been directed to categories areas into industrial, commercial, residential and silence zones, as each area would entail a separate maximum limit for the permissible sound level.(NT)