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Traffic moves on the Elphinstone Bridge in the Prabhadevi area in Mumbai, India, on April 9, before the bridge’s demolition as part of an elevated road construction project. Raju Shinde/Hindustan Times via Getty Images hide caption

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Indian cities are noisy – very noisy. And now drivers are buying louder horns so they can be heard above the din. But that’s adding to noise pollution in cities like Mumbai.

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