Archive · 5 Sep 2026
Pune Lists 121 Notified Areas Amid Ganeshotsav DJ Noise Row
Pune has an official list of 121 places where noise rules must be followed.
The list was issued by Maharashtra in 2018.
It includes places such as courts, schools, colleges and hospitals.
These places are grouped into different noise-control categories.
The list is receiving attention because Ganeshotsav celebrations often use loudspeakers and DJs.
Pune Police have limited festival sound systems to four bass and four top speakers.
They have also prohibited plasma and pressure-mid systems.
Speakers can run until midnight on five listed dates, but noise limits still apply.
A June 30, 2018 Maharashtra notification lists 121 Pune areas for noise-standard enforcement.
The listed locations fall under industrial, commercial, residential and silence-area categories.
The notification followed a 2017 rule amendment requiring silence zones to be specifically notified.
Pune Police announced limits of four bass and four top speakers, while banning plasma and pressure-mid systems.
Loudspeakers may operate until midnight on five specified festival dates; the usual 10 p.m. deadline applies on other days.
- Who
- The Maharashtra Urban Development Department issued the notification; Pune Police, citizens and festival organisers are involved in the current debate.
- What
- A 2018 notification identifies 121 Pune areas for implementing noise-pollution standards during the Ganeshotsav DJ debate.
- When
- The notification was issued on June 30, 2018; the current festival schedule allows midnight loudspeakers on September 19, 20, 22, 23 and 25.
- Where
- Pune, Maharashtra.
- Why
- The notification provides the categories needed to enforce noise standards, while authorities and citizens are seeking compliance during Ganeshotsav.
- Notified areas
- 121 areas in Pune
- Notification date
- June 30, 2018
- Issuing department
- Maharashtra Urban Development Department
- Applicable rules
- Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000
- Speaker limit
- Four bass and four top speakers
- Prohibited systems
- Plasma and pressure-mid systems
- Loudspeaker timings
- Until midnight on September 19, 20, 22, 23 and 25; until 10 p.m. on other days