The Tas­sa As­so­ci­a­tion of Trinidad and To­ba­go (TATT) has come out in sup­port of stricter noise pol­lu­tion con­trols. Pres­i­dent Dr Vi­jay Rai ad­mit­ted that the as­so­ci­a­tion has been re­ceiv­ing re­ports of tas­sa play­ers in­tim­i­dat­ing res­i­dents who com­plain about ex­ces­sive noise.

Rai said that while the as­so­ci­a­tion has urged play­ers to act re­spon­si­bly, many have no op­tion but to re­hearse in their com­mu­ni­ties. He ac­knowl­edged that tas­sa mu­sic can be over­whelm­ing for some res­i­dents and can dis­rupt chil­dren prepar­ing for ex­ams. For this rea­son, he is urg­ing the Gov­ern­ment to out­fit com­mu­ni­ty cen­tres with sound­proof rooms to ease ten­sions.

“Noise pol­lu­tion is a killer. We sup­port curb­ing noise lev­els. Every MP should take the ini­tia­tive and cre­ate safe spaces for tas­sa play­ers,” Rai said.