Bursa Metropolitan Municipality continues its work within the scope of 'Bursa Noise Action Plans', which it has implemented in order to increase the quality of life of city residents and to keep the environmental noise level under control. The Metropolitan Municipality, which is proceeding in line with the Noise Action Plan Report approved by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, aims to make Bursa a quieter city with inter-institutional cooperation and a meticulous follow-up mechanism.
Noise Action Plans Are Underway
Bursa Metropolitan Municipality acts with the vision of increasing the comfort of life of the public by reducing environmental noise. In this context, the progress of the Noise Action Plan Report prepared and approved by the Ministry is regularly monitored by the Environmental Control Branch Directorate of the Environmental Protection and Control Department. In light of the feedback received from the institutions, the action plan is evaluated every six months and necessary updates are made.
Technical Evaluation and Coordination Meetings
Within the framework of the 'Bursa Noise Action Plans', technical assessment and coordination meetings are organized by the Environmental Control Department. In these meetings, detailed information about the work carried out is provided to the representatives of the relevant units of the Metropolitan Municipality and other public institutions. In the meetings held with the participation of in-house units as well as district municipalities, police departments, district police units and other relevant institution officials, strategic noise maps containing detailed analyses of noise levels in different parts of the city are shared with the participants.
In the meetings, areas of intense noise that negatively affect the quality of life, especially in the summer months, are discussed. Joint efforts to be carried out in these areas, public health risks in the areas most affected by noise, and high noise levels near sensitive areas such as schools and hospitals are discussed in detail. The aim is to carry out an effective and coordinated fight against noise pollution with the cooperation of all relevant institutions.
President Bozbey's Environmental Sensitivity and Determination to Combat Noise
Emphasizing that Bursa Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mustafa Bozbey attaches great importance to finding solutions to environmental problems, Environmental Protection and Control Department Director Ali Alper Makam stated that the work continues uninterrupted in line with the Noise Action Plan Report. Makam stated that the work carried out is regularly conveyed to relevant authorities both within and outside the institution in six-month periods. Makam stated that strategic noise maps are a critical tool for determining which areas require more intensive intervention in the fight against noise pollution and said, “We continue our fight against noise pollution in line with the instructions of our Mayor Mustafa Bozbey. Noise is an invisible danger. Noise maps make this invisible visible.”
Emphasis on Inter-Agency Collaboration and Protection of Quiet Areas
Ali Alper Makam emphasized that the main purpose of the meetings held was to strengthen cooperation between institutions in combating environmental noise pollution and to ensure the determined implementation of existing action plans. Makam also stated that strategies for the protection of 8 quiet areas determined throughout the city were also evaluated and said, “For a healthy and peaceful Bursa, all stakeholders will fulfill their responsibilities and effectively combat noise pollution.” These comprehensive and coordinated efforts of Bursa Metropolitan Municipality have the potential to significantly increase the quality of life of citizens by reducing the noise level in the city.
