Now, report loud music on BMC's toll-free nos

With the 10-day Ganpati Festival starting from Friday, and many Ganpati pandals already playing music on loudspeakers, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has set up toll-free numbers — 1292 and 1293 — where aggrieved citizens can lodge complaints against noise pollution.

In compliance of a Bombay High Court order on noise pollution, the BMC has launched these toll-free numbers as an additional platform for citizens to register their complaints. Earlier citizens could only contact the police control room by dialing 100 to complain about loud music.

"The toll-free numbers will be connected to the Disaster Management Team of the civic body who will then transfer the complaints to the Mumbai Police Control Room. The Mumbai police are the only authority who can take action on such complaints," said Anand Wagaralkar, Deputy Municipal Commissioner, BMC.