NEW DELHI: In an effort towards creating mass awareness about the importance of coastal ecosystems and striving to keep beaches clean, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) is currently intensively undertaking a cleanliness-cum-awareness drive in 50 beaches under the “Swachh - Nirmal Tat Abhiyaan” from November 11 to 17.
The campaign entered its fourth leg today with an overwhelming response of about 41,382 volunteers including Ecoclub students having actively participated till date in the drives in all 10 States/UTs, covering a total of 110 kilometers of beach stretches. A total amount of 84 Tons of solid waste has been collected and disposed of so far during the drives.
The identified beaches are in 10 coastal States/Union Territories (UTs) namely Gujarat, Daman & Diu, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh, and Odisha. The beaches have been identified after the consultation with the States/UTs.