Abstract

Noise is one of the most important pollution in metropolitan and urban areas, recognition of road traffic noise
as one of the main sources of environmental pollution is the need of the hour. In urban areas, people commute
regularly for performing their day-to-day activities, which leads to more and more travel using private modes
of transportation, which are one of the chief agents of noise pollution. In addition to its population growth,
development of the mega cities will increase noise pollution level. Traffic noise from roadways and highways
creates problems for surrounding area, especially when there are high traffic volume and high speeds. Vehicular
traffic noise problem is contributed by various kinds of vehicles such as heavy, medium truck/buses, automobiles,
and two wheelers. As the city is rapidly developing; more and more vehicles are being used regularly, which is
adding thrust on noise level in the city. In this paper, a study on traffic noise in Mysore city has been done in the
different zones of the city so that noise levels are analyzed and measures can be taken to reduce the risk on health
hazards of increased noise levels.