Published on : 30 Sep 2025, 1:01 pm

Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on September 26, 2025 , directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to reply on noise pollution caused by vehicular traffic on a national highway adversely affecting Uttar Pradesh’s Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary.

The Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) conducted noise monitoring near the sanctuary. The exercise revealed that the noise level recorded near the sanctuary was higher than prescribed standards.

The counsel appearing for the UPPCB submitted that a communication would be sent to the NHAI for installing noise bearers in order to control the noise level.

The NGT on April 3, 2024, had taken note of the fact that the noise level was much higher than prescribed st

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