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Can cities in India be quieter?

Festival fireworks and honking street traffic - what are the solutions to noise pollution? Testing fireworks’ decibel levels and noise mapping is hoped to help alleviate noise in Mumbai, India. Chhavi Sachdev hears from the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board.

(Image: An Indian man protects his ears during Dusshera festival in Allahabad, Credit: Getty Images)

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