An Analytical Study of Traffic Volume and Noise Level in Lucknow City

Abstract

Increasing emission from vehicular traffic, industry and other human activities possess
potential risks of increasing noise level in urban areas. In India, the number of registered
vehicles was 0.3 million in 1951 which increased to 142 million by, 2011. As a result noise
level in many Indian cities are above the permissible limit of NAAQS, like in Lucknow city,
(26º30' N to 27º10' N latitude and 80º30' E to 80º13' E longitude) with average noise with of
78.5 dB(A).
According to recent epidemiological studies more than thousands of premature deaths
and health related problems are attributed to increasing noise level. The assessment of noise
pollution is important for understanding the nature of ambient noise and its relation with
traffic volume. In this paper an attempt has been made to analytically study the traffic and
noise level in Lucknow city.
It is obvious from the result acquired through the statistical analysis that traffic volume
is positively correlated with noise generated in specific areas. It is apparent from the study
that there is a need for proper traffic management, abetment of law and involvement of
people in mitigating the problem.