Scenes of Dahi Handi fervour and frenzy were seen across the city, but patients at Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children did not have a good Monday, being forced to keep ears plugged in to avoid stress from high decibel levels, as loud instruments shattered the silence zone.

As per government rules, the area within a radius of 100 metres of all government and private hospitals is considered as a silence zone. But it seems, leaders, busy in celebrations, forgot to check the rules.