Effect of odd-even vehicular restrictions on ambient noise levels in Delhi city

The paper describes the ambient noise data acquired in Delhi city under diversified National Ambient Noise Monitoring Network (NANMN) set up across seven major cities of India and covering 70 stations for continuous noise monitoring throughout the year. The annual average Lday (06–22h) and L
night
, (22–06 h) values observed in year 2016 in month of January and April for the ten locations in Delhi city are described to analyze the effect of odd-even vehicular restrictions on the ambient noise levels. The study discusses the ambient noise levels acquired at ten sites in Delhi city during odd-even restrictions and shouldn't be misinterpreted with the success or failure of odd-even restrictions implemented for reducing pollution in Delhi city of India.