Enforcement of noise nuisance law at Adenta irreversible – ADMA

The Adentan Municipal Assembly (ADMA) has intensified its public health education on noise nuisance to ensure sanity within the municipality.

It had also directed the Police to arrest and prosecute noise makers without permit who disturb public peace after 2200 hours.

Mr. Gabriel Dari, Coordinating Director of ADMA, addressing a gathering made up of members of churches, drinking bars, power generator owners and opinion leaders on Tuesday, warned that the assembly’s aim of protecting the people and development would not be compromised.

He said ADMA’s position was expressed in the Local Government Bulletin, 2011 which states that; “No proprietor or person in-charge of a night club, restaurant or drinking bar or other places of entertainment shall play music at the place so as to cause a nuisance to the public or residents in the area.”

The Coordinating Director said: “A person conducting a religious service shall not play or cause music to be played so loudly so as to cause a nuisance to the public and residents in the area.

These laws are explicit enough and clearly shows our determination to see to it that people are prosecuted when they flout it.”

Mr. Dari said music can be played at a reasonable pitch up to midnight with permission from Municipal Police Commander and ADMA, such as wake-keeping and parties.

“Everyone is entitled to the same rights and liberties and needed to be protected from the numerous acts of disrespect shown to people in the municipality,” he said.

Mr. Mickson Aryeetey, Municipal Environmental Health Officer, said the measures had become necessary to curb the practice, which was now too rampant in many parts of the municipality.

He said; “It is the responsibility of everyone to ensure that you do not disturb your next door neighbour.”

Mr. Aryeetey said since there was a limit to the efforts of the authorities, the biggest challenge rested on the drinking bars operators and the churches themselves to ensure that they obeyed the laws to bring peace in the municipality.

He said everybody was aware of the issue of noise nuisance and how hazardous it could be to the health of the people, adding that environmental health unit has taken the challenge of noise pollution very seriously since it was a great danger to human health in society.

Mr. Aryeetey said the ADMA had mounted surveillance to regulate noise pollution in the various communities saying permissible decibel is 45 during the day and 38 at night in the residential areas.

“This is the time for everyone to rise and take up the responsibility of ensuring a sound and clean environments to curb the frequent visits to hospital,” he added.