Ambient sound levels were compared with that of the standards prescribed in Environmental Protection Act, 1986 and standards of CPCB (Tripathy, 1999). The Noise Pollution (Regulations & Control) Rules, 2000 has given noise limits for different areas and the Noise Pollution (Regulations
& Control) Rules, 2000 is an amendment made by
Govt. of India in the year 2010. These limits were used to compare the noise levels in respective areas under study.