Kathmandu, November 26
Traffic police in Kathmandu have become stringent in enforcing the ‘no horn’ rule for vehicles operating in the Kathmandu Valley, except in emergency situation.
The Metropolitan Traffic Police Division (MTPD)’s this step comes in view of the seriously growing sound pollution in the valley.
The division says it has intensified stringent action in enforcing the no horn rule, citing that too much sound pollution can result in hearing loss, increased blood pressure, increased chances of heart attack, paralysis, negative effects on respiratory system, loss of recalling power, adding it affect the sick, minors, senior citizens and pregnant women the most.
After it intensified the implementation of no horn rule, the division took action against 188 vehicles on Monday.
The division chief SSP Bhim Prasad Dhakal says the division is also mulling over banning the import of vehicles producing noise above the permitted level stipulated in the National Standard Related to Sound, 2069 BS.
The division had declared the Kathmandu Valley a no-horn area on April 14, 2017. So far, the division has reprimanded and penalised 43,623 vehicles blowing horn unnecessarily.
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