International Blue Flag hoisted at 8 beaches across India

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The Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Information & Broadcasting and Heavy Industries and Public Enterprise, Shri Prakash Javadekar virtually addressing at the hoisting of the International Blue Flag at eight beaches across the country from Paryavaran Bhawan, New Delhi on December 28, 2020.
The Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Information & Broadcasting and Heavy Industries and Public Enterprise, Shri Prakash Javadekar virtually addressing at the hoisting of the International Blue Flag at eight beaches across the country from Paryavaran Bhawan, New Delhi on December 28, 2020.
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International Blue Flag hoisted at 8 beaches across the Country.

Beaches indicator of the health of the coastal environment; cleaning beaches needs to be made into a public movement: Shri Prakash Javadekar

India sets up an ambitious target of getting the coveted tag for 100 more beaches in the next 3 years

By PIB Delhi

Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Prakash Javadekar today virtually hoisted the international blue flags in 8 beaches across the country. India secured the International Blue Flag Certification for these beaches on 6th October 2020, when an International Jury comprising of member organizations UNEP, UNWTO, UNESCO, IUCN, ILS, FEE, etc. announced the award at Copenhagen, Denmark. Blue Flag certification is a globally recognised eco-label accorded by the “Foundation for Environment Education in Denmark” based on 33 stringent criteria.

While congratulating and lauding the efforts of the State and central government as well as the people, ShriJavadekar said that neat and clean beaches are an indicator that the coastal environment is in good health and the Blue Flagcertification is a global recognition of India’s conservation and sustainable development efforts.

The Environment Minister further informed that hundred more such beaches will be made Blue Flag in coming 3-4 years and highlighted that cleaning beaches needs to be a made a “Jan Andolan”not only for its aesthetic value and tourism prospects, but more importantly towards reducing the menace of marine litter and making coastal environment sustainable.

The beaches where the International Blue Flags were hoisted are: Kappad (Kerala), Shivrajpur (Gujarat), Ghoghla (Diu), Kasarkod and Padubidri (Karnataka), Rushikonda (Andhra Pradesh), Golden (Odisha) and Radhanagar (Andaman & Nicobar Islands).The Flags were also simultaneously hoisted on these beaches physically by state ministers and senior officials of the respective state and Union territories.

India started its journey of sustainable development of coastal regions on World Environment Day in June’ 2018 by launching its beach cleaning campaign – I-AM- SAVING-MY-BEACH simultaneously at 13 coastal states and thereafter implementing ministry’s coveted program BEAMS(Beach Environment & Aesthetics Management Services).

Today, the introduction of the BEAMS program in 10 coastal states has resulted in the international level of cleanliness at beaches with over 500 tonnes of solid waste collected, recycled, and scientifically disposed of at these beaches reducing the menace of marine litter by over 78% and marine plastic by over 83%. Approximately 11000 KL of water was saved by recycling & reuse with the BEAMS program, which has resulted in an increase in footfall at these beaches by over 85% cumulative.

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