{
  "id": 9971038,
  "title": "Pune Ganesh Visarjan Noise Hits 115 dB; Laxmi Road Averages 104.5 dB, COEP Report Shows",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/pune-ganesh-visarjan-noise-hits-115-db-laxmi-road-averages-104-5-db",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-26T11:30:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/pune-ganesh-visarjan-noise-hits-115-db-laxmi-road-averages-1045-db-coep-report-shows-2"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A recent COEP Technological University sound monitoring report reveals that noise levels during Pune's Ganesh Visarjan procession on Laxmi Road exceeded the permissible limits set by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The study, conducted on September 25, 2026, covered 10 key crossroads along Laxmi Road and found that the average noise level was 104.5 dB, surpassing the safe threshold. The highest individual reading recorded was an alarming 115.4 dB at Bhausaheb Gokhale Chowk at 8 pm, underscoring the significant impact of the festivities on the city's acoustic environment.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}