12.4.4 Legal Protection

. . Legal Protection Article -A and Article -A of the Constitution of India, Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules , and Tamil Nadu State Environment Policy are some of the legal relief from noise pollution. Assessment by CPCB The number of polluted stretches in India’s rivers has increased to from (in ), and the number of critically polluted stretches – where water quality indicators are the poorest – has gone up to from (Source: The Hindu, September, ).