CHANDIGARH, August 4: The Punjab government on Thursday banned the use of multi-tone horns in vehicles across the state.
The direction was issued by the Punjab Pollution Control Board under section 31-A of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.
The direction bans the manufacture, sale, purchase, fitting and use of multi-tone and pressure horns, Board chairman Kahan Singh Pannu said.
It also bans silencers/devices fitted in vehicles that emit a cracker-like sound, he said.
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