Speakers at a discussion on 'Prevention of Sound Pollution' here today underlined the need for creating mass awareness side by side of enforcing laws to check sound pollution for protecting the public health from adverse impact of noise pollution. 'Sound pollution causes different physical and mental disorders of the people, so all of us should take united efforts to build social resistance against sound pollution for saving public health from the bad effect of noise pollution', they said Netrakona district administration and the Department of Environment jointly organized the meeting at the conference room of the Deputy Commissioner (DC) here marking the International Sound Awareness Day- 2024. The main theme of the day this year is "Understand the dangers of loud music, sounds and hearing loss". Deputy commissioner Netrakona Shahed Parvez addressed the meeting as chief guest while Deputy Director of the Local Government Department Mohammad Mamun Khandaker was in the chair. The meeting was addressed, a mong others, by Mayor of Netrakona Municipality Nazrul Islam Khan, Additional Police Super Shibly Sadik, former commander of district Muktizoddha Sangsad Nurul Amin and Traffic Inspector Jahirul Islam. Assistant Director of the Department of Environment, Netrakona Abu Sayeed delivered the welcome speech at the meeting. Earlier, a rally was brought out in the district town from Netrakona DC office premises under the auspices of district administration and the Department of Environment to mark the day. DC Netrakona Shahed Parvez led the rally which after parading the main roads of the town ended at the DC office premises. Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha