Haridwar administration fines seven mosques for noise pollution

The Haridwar administration has fined seven mosques for causing noise pollution Reacting to this Jamiat Ulama Uttarakhand JUT President Maulana Mohammad Arif has alleged appeasement in view of upcoming electionsMosques in many villages of Pathri police station area of Haridwar district were warned to use loudspeakers for Azaan on a limited volume But on the report of failing to do so Sub Divisional Magistrate SDM Puran Singh Rana has imposed a fine of Rs 5000 on 7 mosques At the same time two other mosques have been warned for causing noise pollutionMuslim religious leaders are raising questions about the action taken regarding noise pollution in mosquesMaulana Mohammad Arif Uttarakhand president of Jamiat Ulama has said that meetings were held in every police station and it was decided to keep the volume lowWhile raising questions on the fine Maulana Arif said We had promised that we will reduce the volume but I dont think that a fine was necessary It is not such a big crime that a fine is imposed Those responsible should have been called and asked to keep it lowRecently in Kanwar yatra they were given permission to make a loud noise which was audible from half a kilometre away It was very difficult for locals but the government didnt take any action of fine or anythingIf the administration is only concerned about the noise pollution through azaan then there is some politics behind it the Maulana said while questioning the intentionsHe further added that if noise pollution is such a huge problem then cars and vehicles are causing more noise pollution He said that Azaan takes only 2 minutes while noise pollution through vehicles goes on continuouslyAlso read Mumbai girl who left home to meet social media friend traced to HaridwarIf the administration is so concerned they should stop DJs in weddings he addedMaulana Mohammad Arif also alleged that the administration is taking selective action to appease one communityEverything happens with full volume but only mosques are being targeted he added and said that they were in constant touch with the government officialsSDM Puran Singh Rana has said We received complaints of noise pollution from some religious places After investigation a fine of five thousand rupees has been imposed on 7 religious institutions and instructions have also been given not to cause noise pollution in future if the order is not accepted by them then their permission will be cancelled and with an increased fine and case will also be registeredSDM cited the High Court order for the action The High Court has ordered that noise pollution should be prevented Without permission the loudspeaker system will not be installed at any religious place or wedding point The religious institutions which have been given permission are also being monitoredHe further stated Outpost incharges and pollution officers of the areas are monitoring the areaHe also stated that cases would be registered against those failing to keep volume at a low levelThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever