A study of noise pollution at the campus of Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh (India)

Noise Pollution leads to the lack of concentration of people, as a result, they will be spending longer time for completing the work than that which would be done in a quiet environment, and In addition they feel more tired in the noisy area. This study was carried out at the Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur (UP) India to show the level of noise pollution in this educational area, by using a Noise Level Meter with a range of 40.2-90.0 dB(A). The areas chosen for the study were 6 in numbers these areas cover most portion of the university including four corners of the university campus. The source of most of the noises was traffic noise due to state highway no. 1 nearby the campus, crowding and gathering of students both inside the buildings of the colleges (corridors) and in the field of the campus of the university, even after many of them having finished their classes and duties in their colleges