Karviná takes action against excessive noise pollution

The Moravian town of Karviná is taking unprecedented action against noise pollution after receiving numerous complaints from the town’s inhabitants. The town’s council has approved a set of regulations according to which discos, pubs and restaurants located in the city centre or in the close vicinity of housing estates will have to keep down noise levels after 10pm. The new regulations will come into force as of March 17, and more officers will be out on the streets to enforce them. Repeat offenders could be fined up to 200,000 crowns.