Antonio Ayodele, the General
Manager, Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, on Thursday rated
Alimosho as the highest noise pollution local government area in the state in
2017.
Ayodele made the remark at the
3rd Annual Stakeholders Interactive Session on Noise Pollution Control in Lagos
State, organised by the agency.
The general manager said coming
after Alimosho were Shomolu, Surulere, Lagos Mainland, Ikeja, Kosofe, Ikorodu,
Eti-Osa, Agege and Mushin, among others.
He said there had been an
increase in noise pollution from both indoor and outdoor activities of hotels,
bars, clubs, lounges, pubs and event centres in recent times.
He said: “Going back memory lane
in 2014, noise pollution complaints emanating from industrial facilities were
merely 19 in number; religious houses recorded a total of 183, and residential
houses had 221, making a total of 423.
“Little did we know that
residents are merely tolerating environmental infractions exposed to them by
their neighbours, majority being noise pollution.
“This significant increase in
2015 to 955 resulted in 125.8 per cent increment in one year, thereby
complementing the series of enlightenment campaigns of the agency.
“In 2016 and 2017, the local
government areas with the highest noise complaints were Agege and Alimosho
respectively.
“Record sellers on the streets of
Lagos have continued to disturb other users of the environment, causing
deleterious health effects to them, due to long term exposure.
“The telephone vendors, who tend
to generate noise pollution during activities of products, have been closely
monitored and guided by the operational guidelines of the agency.”
He said there had been increase
in nightlife activities, especially the once quiet Lekki, Ikoyi and Victoria
Island areas of Lagos State.
Ayodele said there had been
proliferation of religious houses in residential areas and power outage, that
played the lead to increased use of noisy generators, among others.
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