A police drive to enforce noise pollution rules has led to loudspeakers being removed from more than 1,500 mosques and temples in West Bengal. Kolkata: A large-scale drive to enforce noise pollution rules has triggered a political and religious controversy in West Bengal. Under West Bengal's Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000, the use of loudspeakers requires police permission and must comply with prescribed decibel limits. According to police officials quoted in multiple reports, loudspeakers were removed from around 1,500 religious institutions during the drive. The reported figures include:Around 1,279 mosquesAround 199 templesPolice officials have maintained that action has been taken uniformly wherever violations of prescribed noise limits were found.