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Japan to compensate 3,400 residents over US base noise nuisance

The Japanese government has been ordered to compensate around 3,400 residents living near the US military base in Futenma for various inconveniences, including loud noise leading to distress and insomnia.

Following similar rulings in 2010 and 2015, the Naha district court in Okinawa asked Japan to pay 2.46 billion yen ($22 million) in damages to the plaintiffs, Efe news reported.

The court ruled in favour of thousands of locals, who had filed a class action suit demanding 10 billion yen in damages for distress and insomnia caused by the din from the base.

However, the petitioners’ demand for suspension of flights was rejected.

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noise-nuisance-japan

While the Futenma air base, spread over 480 hectares, is currently located in the central area of the city of Ginowan, surrounded by houses and public buildings, Tokyo and Washington had decided to move it out to a less densely populated area on Okinawa island in Henoko coastal area.

In June 2015, the same court had ordered damages worth 754 million yen for around 2,200 people, while 2010 saw another court asking the administration to cough up 369 million yen in compensation, while dismissing demands to halt flights at the base.

Okinawa houses over half of the nearly 47,000 US soldiers, and 74 per cent of American military installations, in Japan.

Source: http://www.business-standard.com/

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The ISO6395 describing how to measure and calculate sound power of earth moving machines, has been implemented in Nor850 multichannel analyzer. Read more.

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Karachi: Hazardous noise pollution

Karachi: Hazardous noise pollution

Hazardous noise pollution

M Wasif Masood

The insensitive use of load speakers has become a nuisance in Karachi, especially in Gulistan e Johar, block 14 residential area.

The builders paid a handsome amount to all concerned authorities to convert that particular residential area into expensive commercial space and the entire residential area is now housing the the Banquets Halls and Wedding halls. The most annoying thing is the loudspeakers they used till late night. People seem to believe that every occasion like marriages and birthday parties would be incomplete without the blaring of loudspeaker and fireworks.

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karachi-noise-hazard

Noise pollution is already one of the greatest problems that people living in Karachi have to deal with. The excessive use of loudspeakers makes it even worse. Of course there are occasions when their use is necessary but I see no justification in using them in residential areas. All elite Ministers are living in peace but they should think about the peace of common taxpayer too.

The worst hit by this improper use of loudspeakers in residential areas are elderly and the children. Due to excessive noise the elderly cannot sleep properly and the children cannot concentrate on their studies. Will the concerned authorities intervene and do something to regulate these issues and bring the officials to book who gave permission to run a marriage hall in residential area.

—Karachi

Source: http://pakobserver.net/hazardous-noise-pollution/

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Many ways to reduce urban noise in China

Many ways to reduce urban noise in China

According to a recent report issued by the Ministry of Environmental Protection, a quarter of Chinese cities exceeded the limits on noise pollution last year. Beijing News commented on Monday:

Chinese residents are no stranger to noise pollution, ranging from late-night construction to daytime traffic. They suffer from a variety of noises on a daily basis, but their complaints are often ignored or not dealt with properly.

Noise pollution, in effect, can be as harmfull as air, water and soil pollution, as it is a major cause of insomnia, even heart attacks.

There have been successful attempts to curb noise pollution in some countries. In Japan, construction sites are always surrounded with heavy shields to prevent noise and dust from spreading out. Germany has specific limits on road decibels and has applied noise reducing technology to its roads.

In comparison, China’s solutions to the noise problems, be they technological or legislative, still lag far behind. Neither the environmental protection authorities, who are supposed to take care of industrial noise, nor the police that should play a role in curbing traffic noise do their job properly. And public complaints about urban noise pollution often fall on deaf ears.

Building roadside shields should be a viable solution to traffic noise pollution. But they are poorly built even absent in many cities due to the lack of cooperation among departments. The noise pollution policies need to have more teeth to effectively tackle the problem.

Source: http://www.chinadaily.com/

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