US-based anthropologist in Mumbai to study noise pollution
Source: DNA, Date: , 2015
Efforts of city-based
activist Dr Mahesh Bedekar in monitoring noise norms has paid off as a US-based
anthropologist, student as well as researcher Julian Lynch visited the city to
study how people respond to noise pollution and law enforcement. The
31-year-old anthropologist said he has been studying about social and cultural
issue and it was during his studies when he discovered noise pollution problem.
He started a comprehensive research on the issue and came across Dr Bedekar
through various newspaper article. "So, I decided to meet him to get an
overall idea of the work that he has undertaken in noise pollution and in
addition as a doctor he could also share the health aspects too," said
Julian.