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‘Every few metres, there is a construction site’: the curse of noise in Malta
Noise pollution dubbed the invisible danger has in recent years become an increasing problem for people living in Maltese towns
4 July 2021, 7:29am
by Laura Calleja
The complaints of Martina Cassar, a Santa Venera third-law student, on the scale of noise that invades Maltese homes from construction sites, are redolent of a national problem. Like many Maltese towns in the last 10 years, Sta Venera as well has seen rapid growth, development, and expansion.
“Every few metres, there is a construction site. In the past five years, there have been four construction sites within a three-minute walk away from my house, one of which is currently underway two doors down,” Cassar says.