Dehradun, July 8 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

DEHRADUN, 4 July: At an event held on Saturday at the Press Club, here, residents of the city, retired civil and military officials, and environmental advocates came together to launch Uttarakhand Against Noise Pollution (UANP), a citizens' collective dedicated to addressing the growing challenge of noise pollution across the state and demanding stricter enforcement of existing laws against violations by hotels, resorts, restaurants, pubs, wedding venues and event organisers.

In his introductory remarks, Anoop Nautiyal said that UANP was being formed with three key objectives: to build public awareness and a statewide citizen movement against noise pollution through local chapters across Uttarakha...