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142 People's Report 2002-2003 : <strong>Bangladesh</strong> Environment<br />

Table 7.3.6 Noise Levels <strong>in</strong> Selected Areas of Dhaka (1998)<br />

Area<br />

Noise Level (Decibels)<br />

Sayedabad Bus Term<strong>in</strong>al 106<br />

Bangla Motor 106<br />

Sonargaon Hotel 104<br />

Farmgate 104<br />

Mohakhali Cross<strong>in</strong>g 103<br />

Maghbazar 103<br />

Mowchak 103<br />

Gabtoli 102<br />

Jatrabari 100<br />

Tejgaon Industrial Area 97<br />

Mirpur-1 97<br />

Kakrail 92<br />

Gulisthan 90<br />

Sapla Chattar Motijheel 89<br />

Sadarghat 87<br />

Mirpur-10 86<br />

BIRDEM Hospital 81<br />

Dhanmondi Residential Area 78<br />

Gulshan Residential Area 70<br />

Banani and Baridhara Residential Area 68<br />

Source: SAHIC (nd.)<br />

7.4 Hazards<br />

Table 7.4.1 Number of Reported Fire Incidences <strong>in</strong> Dhaka City<br />

Incidence<br />

Year<br />

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001<br />

Fire Incident 736 809 768 734 782 806 833<br />

Fire <strong>in</strong> Accident<br />

and Other Mishaps<br />

136 124 128 160 179 192 201<br />

Total : 872 933 896 894 961 998 1034<br />

Source: BFSCD (2001)

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