Honking in the newly declared “quiet zone” around Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport will end result in fines or imprisonment from nowadays (1 October), in retaining with officials.
The quiet zone – which spans 1.5 kilometres, from Uttara’s Scholastica School to Le Méridien Hotel – became once instituted as section of efforts to in the reduction of noise air pollution.
The initiative became once formally launched nowadays (1 October) at 10am in entrance of the Bangladesh Civil Aviation Authority (CAAB) by Syeda Rizwana Hasan, adviser to the Ministry of Atmosphere, Forest and Local climate Commerce, and the Ministry of Water Resources.
Following the inauguration, a procession became once held in entrance of CAAB’s headquarters, adopted by a dialogue chaired by CAAB Chairman, Air Vice Marshal Md Manjur Kabir Bhuiyan.
Earlier, on 29 September, the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) presented the designation of the 1.5 km stretch around Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport as a “quiet zone,” prohibiting the usage of automobile horns following the Noise Pollution Control Principles of 2006.
Dhaka Airport’s Government Director Community Captain Kamrul Islam confirmed to The Industry Customary that from nowadays, honking will be prohibited in the airport residing and the predominant boulevard stretching from Uttara’s Scholastica campus to Le Méridien Hotel.
Violators would possibly presumably face fines or imprisonment.
