"Horn Not Ok" Campaign
Noise pollution is becoming one of the big problems day by day affecting human lives in many ways. Noise pollution is the pollution caused by the high and unsafe level of noise in the environment causing lots of health disorders to human beings, animals, and plants. In cities, unnecessary honking is one of the major causes of sound pollution. In order to educate & aware the masses about the ill effects of noise caused by unnecessary honking and to reduce noise pollution in urban areas, the Department of Environment, Science & Technology has started an awareness campaign initially from Shimla & Manali Town.
The Hon'ble Chief Minister, Himachal Pradesh launched this state-wide "HORN NOT OK" campaign from Shimla on 3rd August, 2018 and has also started the Mobile App "ShorNahin", developed for the convenience of the citizens of Himachal Pradesh to report any Noise Pollution occurrence to the authorities for corrective measures. On this occasion, IEC material & stickers on sound pollution were released by the Hon'ble Chief Minister.
An awareness campaign was also organized in Dharamshala in the month of December, 2024.
