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Noise pollution!!
We are living in a block of flat and a couple of days ago they've knocked down the houses next door. It was quite noisy when they did it but they kept it during day time (well...starting at 5am!). Last night they started clearing the mess with a massive machine which is needless to say extremely noisy. So it was a long sleepless night...
I am not sure what is the law here (or if there are any....) regarding the level of noise during the night, but coming from Europe this is just hard to believe that they can get away with it.
I have no idea who to contact in order to hopefully have this stop...help!!
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Formatted Soul said
Nothing new.. ...Its not a new thing in Doha ..with all these constructions going on everywhere. I don’t think much can be done on this but to bear the noise pollution.
tallg said
I don't think there's ...I don't think there's anything you can do, other than appeal to the foreman on the site in person.
There are no laws to say this sort of work can't be done at night, and companies often work during the night as it's cooler, and because they can run two shifts that way.
The area of West Bay around City Center (the skyscrapers) has lots of construction going on at night and it gets very noisy!
mimi37 said
I am well aware of that, ...I am well aware of that, there has been constructions around us for a while now. But starting to work at nightime is just plain rude. It's quite hard to go to work after a sleepless night...
Ragnarock Raider said
They have not heard of it..... ...In my naiivety I asked a policeman what the laws were reagrding noise pollution and after the blank stare I got a "what's that?" response lol
With the booming economy, the construction industry is on overdrive at the moment, and the inevitable noise that results from just bad urban planning and zoning, i'm affraid nothing can be done about it. Buy some ear plugs and hope they are finished soon.
Stay safe.
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tallg said
Try to talk to someone in ...Try to talk to someone in charge of the site. You might be surprised at how accommodating the are!
mghozlan said
sorry to hear that, but i ...sorry to hear that, but i don't think there is any law, there is of cource a violation for noice (QR500) i think, but it will not apply.
try the speak to the man in charge,,,
Mis-Cat said
Sorry to say but you'll find ...It will only get worse coming into summer, as most construction companies will only pour a slab during the night due to the fact that pouring during the day is to damned hot and plays havoc with the concrete. You might want to consider those earplugs.
mimi37 said
Thanks all for your ...Thanks all for your comments...it was a bit of a long shot! worth a try though...grin and bear it then
Nefertiti said
hmmp.. ...try to find a new place. quite and not much construction in the area.