LUCKNOW, April 22 -- The Uttar Pradesh Police have stepped up enforcement against vehicular noise pollution, invoking stringent provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act to curb the use of pressure horns, modified silencers and indiscriminate honking across the state.

According to an official communication by additional director general (ADG), traffic, A Satish Ganesh, circulated to all field units dated April 20 (Monday), action is to be taken under Section 190(2) of the Motor Vehicles Act against any person who drives or allows a vehicle to be driven in violation of prescribed standards related to road safety, noise and air pollution. The provision mandates that a first offence can attract imprisonment of up to three months, or a fine of up...