Assessment of real time traffic noise attenuation by tree belts within Kolkata city (India)

The study of the existing scenario of the effect of trees and shrubs as urban screen plantings for abating the level of real time traffic-induced noise pollution in Kolkata city deserves extreme importance. However, no such data are available till date in this area. This paper reports the result of a preliminary study to assess the attenuation of real time traffic noise by tree belts at three different important locations of the city. This measurement provides some new and interesting data which will be useful for further study and subsequent plan.