Citizens of the normally noisy, often raucous, Mumbai will finally have some peace and quiet, with the BMC declaring 1113 locations as 'silence zones' across the city, reported Mumbai Mirror.

211 zones are in South Mumbai itself (Wards A to E). Of the total 437.71 sq. km area of Mumbai, more than 40 per cent will now come under the quiet area.

Silence zones entail:
u00a0o honking, no bursting of fire crackers, no loudspeakers, no marriage or other processions and no loud music within the 100-metre radius of the identified locations. These locations can be educational institutions, hospitals, courts or religious places.