Combating Cacophony

<p>Dr. Yeshwant Oke - The pioneer who initiated the struggle against noise pollution in India.With his legal efforts polluting noise was classified as a pollutant not a mere irritant in the Environment Protection Act1986. His writs helped the formation of Noise pollution regulation and Control rules 2000. He says: Three prominent motives triggered the writing of this book. Unleashing the gradual transformation of a medical practitioner into a judicial activist to combat noise pollution is the first. That this writing will serve as a pioneering chronicle of a noisiest countrys combat against noise pollution is the second. And third that it may serve as a guideline for any such movements in future. Me and my editor Santosh Shintre were unanimous about the terminal objective of this book. That was to create a volume which will serve as an unparalleled referral volume in India on curbing noise pollution. To what extent have we succeeded in it is for the readers to opine.</p>