India, Sept. 28 -- The Pune city police recorded 1,224 loud-noise readings during Ganesh immersion processions and have initiated proceedings in 391 complaint cases, highlighting the scale of noise pollution monitoring during the final day of Ganeshotsav.

According to police data, teams deployed along the immersion procession routes took noise-level readings at 112 different locations during the celebrations. The readings were taken to identify instances of sound levels exceeding the prescribed limits and to facilitate action against those violating noise pollution norms.

A senior police officer said, "A total of 1224 readings have been taken by the various police teams across the city. A total of 391 cases in which police have initiate...