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Month-long 'Mangaluru for No Honking' awareness campaign begins

  •   Sun, Jun 21 2015 11:15:17 AM

Pics: Dayanand Kukkaje
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (MD)

Mangaluru, Jun 21: Giving Tree Trust, a registered non profit organisation, organised 'Mangaluru for No Honking' awareness programme on Saturday June 20 at City Center Mall in city.

On this occasion, 'Mangaluru for No Honking' poster was unveiled by Mangaluru South MLA J R Lobo, North MLA Mohideen Bawa, Zeeshan Ramlan the managing director of Ramlan's charitable trust, ACP (traffic) Uday Nayak and Murali Krishna.


























Addressing the gathering MLA Bawa said, "Mangaluru soceity must support this campaign. This campaign should not last only for a month. Instead it should be permanent. The noise from the honking has to be reduced as much as possible. Mangaluru is known as intelligent district and in this regard everyone should join hands in reducing the noise pollution."

Lauding the organisers, MLA J R Lobo said, "The organisers have chosen a very important topic. Mangaluru is facing lot of noise pollution. In Balmatta, there is a college of 3000 students, 1000 from college, 1000 from PUC and 1000 from high school. It is not possible for those students to concentrate on their studies because of the noise from the honking of buses. We also hear honking from other vehicles too.

"In developed countries people wait patiently for the traffic to clear but in Mangaluru people are in hurry all the time and create noise pollution by honking continuously. This mentality has to change among us." Lobo added.

ACP traffic Uday Nayak making a point to the people who honk continuously, said, "Your will not gain anything by honking. In addition to buses and cars, even the two wheelers are installed with loud horns. Todays' youth has a craze for loud horns. I would request people not to use the loud horns."

MLC Ivan too visited the awareness programme.

Rasmia welcomed the guests. Ashiq compeered the ceremony.

'Mangaluru for no Honking' campaign will last till July 20.

 
  

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  • Dr Varun , mangalore

    Mon, Jun 22 2015

    First the traffic police have to stop the horns used by our private city and service buses. It will control half the problem.So beyond advising the citizens, are the police willing to ' take the bulls by the horn"?.

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  • RL Monteiro, Mangalore

    Mon, Jun 22 2015

    personally I don't like honking put in a city like mangalore is it practically possible to drive or ride without honking considering the fact the narrow roads,no lane marking, people strolling in the middle of the roads,no footpaths, lack of lane discipline.Before even thinking of no honking campaign the authorities should make sure the pedestrian have space to walk safely around the city without getting killed.

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  • n Shetty, surathkal

    Mon, Jun 22 2015

    Good initative....We Must All support this.
    Stickers could be given to all vehicle owners at Signal junctions where it is noticed honking takes place even when the Red Light is on !!.
    What about Pledge forms to be signed whenever a new vehicle is delivered/registered at the showroom/RTA office ...
    Daily I am told around 130 to 150 vehicles are registered...bulk of them Two wheeler....
    Lets free Mangaluru from Air n Sound Pollution .....

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  • Joe Gonsalves, Mangalore

    Mon, Jun 22 2015

    It is indeed good to see that attempts are made to implement 'NO HONKING' regulations in Mangalore. This is a very much felt need. It is good to see that Giving Tree Trust, a registered non profit organization is making attempts to to implement this regulation.

    In all civilized countries it seen that almost all zones are 'NO HONKING" areas.

    We have indeed a practical individual in ACP Uday Nayak. He has other ideas too to make Mangalore 'SAFE FOR THE DRIVERS AND THE PUBLIC'.

    Hope with the support of the politicians Mangalroe will not continue to be death traps but safe ares for all.

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  • Clifton, Mangalore

    Mon, Jun 22 2015

    No doubt that this is an important issue and congrats to the organisers. However there is a very important issue that mangloreans face on a daily basis. Speeding in city limits mainly the private buses.
    I request the organisers to take up this matter too for which you would get 100% support form the public.
    Thank you.

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  • uday, Mangaluru /Singapore

    Mon, Jun 22 2015

    This is a great initiative to control sound pollution. But why are you guys using loud speakers with music....was there a need for that??? Rather than controlling sound pollution you guys are contributing to that.!!!!!!

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  • Joe D'Souza, Mangalore

    Sun, Jun 21 2015

    Everything in Mangalore has to be done with stage show or street dance or protest. And every act has to be done through Ribbon Cutting and Stage Show by Ministers.
    M L A Bawa is talking now but He did not support Me when I raised this issue in His own Office at MCC. I asked Him to make Lalbaugh as no horn zone because Public Office is suffering due to loud Horn. Communication between Public and Employees of MCC,including His own Employees, is impossible due to High DB horns. He did not do a damn thing. Now woke up for a show.
    I requested MLA J R Lobo's office to stop loud horns from Buses and Tipper near Kudcemp building,where His Office is situated. When I was requesting Him,He said "Yes yes,I will look into it." Still He was looking for a stage to sit and talk about Horn Control and finally found a chance.
    I spoke to Ex Mayor Mahabala Marla,about His employees of MCC having trouble listening on Phone conversations due to loud horns. My request went over His head.
    Finally given in writing to DC Ibrahim,with a copy to ACP Udaya Naik during Traffic Safety Meeting at His office. More than year with no result. Now a big show as entertainment.
    Only person I respect greatly is Inspector Gopalkrishna Bhat. He has taken more actions as a Law protector. But Law makers wiped the request to their back end.

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  • Sanjana, mangalore

    Sun, Jun 21 2015

    V good initiative by Mr Lobo who has always been supportive of this cause. Its become a habit to honk for no rhyme or reason, by default the hand is on the horn. I live in Balmatta and am FED UP of this nuisance. Irrespective of the day or time they honk, whether there is traffic or not, its become a habit esp for the bus drivers, they think they are on a racing track and everyone else has to move aside for them.
    Balmatta to Kankanady has become a racing track with no speed breakers too. Everyone is fed up. Thank God someone has come forward to take it up.Removing any no of horns from the buses wont help, its back to square 1.

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  • kamath, mangalore bangalore

    Sun, Jun 21 2015

    Mr Lobo first see how traffic police is managing unscientific traffic signals.. honking is increased after installing signals without proper wide roads and turning radius. auto drivers install noisy horn and keep blowing every time

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  • harold, mangalore /muscat

    Sun, Jun 21 2015

    Good Move , but why there is a Dance organised can not understand.

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  • John DSouza, Mangaluru

    Sun, Jun 21 2015

    If possible, please try to get two wheelers off the main roads just for a day to see a wonderful difference.

    If this level of support is available we can have a rapid revolution in the surface transport sector.

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  • Shekar Moily Padebettu, Udupi/India

    Sun, Jun 21 2015

    Month-long 'Mangalore for No Honking awareness campaign begins-This is only for the campaigners to enjoy,that too for a day or two.But bus,car,two wheeler drivers never bothered to adhere to this campaign and they keep on honking as usual.Because there is no strict traffic rule here.As somebody pointed out above,everybody is in hurry,they have to reach their specified destination even at cost of precious life.No road manners,lane manners,no discipline, by hook or crook,they have to sneak wherever the small space is available even at the cost of other vehicle owners.Filthy traffic here.This can be controlled to great extent or even minimized only when strict adherence to traffic rules.Which is not possible here because everybody want"HAFTA".Even if somebody is caught for violating the traffic rule,by paying some tips to the traffic police one can be saved.Traffic department and its officials should act decisively,positively without expecting anything from the violators,then only this menace can be either totally stopped or controlled.Especially bus drivers are creating ruckus on the road by honking continuously thereby polluting the environment and causing nuisance to the public.

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  • John DSouza, Mangaluru

    Sun, Jun 21 2015

    No honking can avoid peace disturbing sound pollution. But what about health hazardous air pollution?
    Being gravity force is powerful, free, abundant and 24/7, the massive weight on wheels can be used as a powerful pushing force to generate free and clean energy which can replace fuel.
    The need is to think different and implement change for incredible solutions.

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  • Flavian, Mangaluru/Kuwait

    Sun, Jun 21 2015


    Caption reads as: 'Mangaluru for No Honking' awareness campaign begins
    And read the posters: ‘Mangalore for no. Honking’
    Why our politicians, administration and dignitaries have overlooked this mistake?

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  • Kiran, Mangalore

    Sun, Jun 21 2015

    A good Initiative by the young generation.Let us not only think about schools but what about the hospitals where patients are hospitalized with heart ailments and undergone a heart surgery .The drivers who drive vehicles should realise that there will be a day when they too will be lying in the hospital bed and how does that sound affect oneself. I should say that today honking has become a sickness for Indians. I realised that it has become a sickness when I saw a bus driver honking when there is no sign of a human being , animal nor a vehicle on the road but he simply kept honking.

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  • Ash, Mangalore

    Sun, Jun 21 2015

    The biggest menace in Mangalore are the bus drivers...senseless honking for no reason..those vacuum horns are so loud and irritating..are the rto and traffic cops deaf in mangalore? Can't anyone take action against these bus operators? Seriously it's too much now..this monopoly has to end..feel like stopping those buses and slapping the drivers..Mangalore will never improve thanks to such unethical people..

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, BAHRAIN

    Sun, Jun 21 2015

    Awareness along with strict enforcement of rules,scientific road design and pedestrian control may return some sanity to our roads.

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  • Gangaram, Moodabidri

    Sun, Jun 21 2015

    Good initiative.

    As long as RTO permiting to fix the horns, I dont think it will be 100% success.

    RTO should put heavy fines who is not following the rules. Then only it may come to control.

    Now a days some t Wheelers also fixed the horns like our city buses has.

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  • Paul, Mangalore

    Sun, Jun 21 2015

    Good Move & awareness programme .But my request please remove all horns from citi buses.There are still some prohibited horns in some buses.

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  • Shankar, Mangalore

    Sun, Jun 21 2015

    Soundless honks are allowed I believe!

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  • tresa, Mangalore

    Sun, Jun 21 2015

    A Good move to some extent. But here people are so senseless sometimes, they behave crazy either coming your way or just brushing your vehicle even if we do not want to honk we are reluctant to do so, just to make them alert.. Otherwise they will be in their own world of driving..

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  • Eric Coelho, Mangalore

    Sun, Jun 21 2015

    Issues like no honking, swatch bharat abhiyan, yoga day etc is all one day photo op and then we are back to our routine like hell to no honking, swatch bharat and yoga. It is happening and have experienced it. Ultimately I feel proud to be an Indian, a Mangalorean (being cleanest city with no slums), a catholic, a bejai parishioner and a lalbaghian. There is nothing like mangalore which is famous for all its beautiful dishes and the above 3 no honking, swatch bharat and yoga day have no meaning to me as I love my body and take good care of it, I love my area and place I stay and keep it absolutely clean, and I always keep away from peak traffic hours.

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  • Rajesh, Mangalore

    Sun, Jun 21 2015

    Very happy that you are proud or yourself and "you" are happy. This program is for people who think for others. They are doing it to help ppl who are facing problem than keeping themselves happy . It's a good cause and we all are happy that they have started something atleast . All the best ppl. God bless u

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  • Indian, Manglore

    Sun, Jun 21 2015

    We got a good introduction about you.I think they are talking about serious social issues....sometimes we cannot do much for the society and then we must just let the ones active in social cause do it.....

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  • Walter lobo, Mangalore

    Sun, Jun 21 2015

    Good move.

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