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UDUPI/NEW DELHI: Ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEF&CC) has identified 100 beaches across India and plans to make them neat and clean in the next phase.
With people s participation, the ministry with help from Society of Integrated Coastal Management (SICOM) wishes to make them of international standards in coming 3-4 years, union minister for environment, forest and climate change Prakash Javadekar announced.
Hoisting the international Blue Flag at eight beaches – Padubidri in Udupi and Kasarkod in Uttara Kannada virtually on Monday, Javadekar said, “It is a proud moment for India that all the eight beaches which were showcased have been awarded the coveted Blue Flag. I compliment and congratulate the state governments, officials and people for this feat,” he said.
NEW DELHI: India has set an ambitious target of getting the coveted Blue Flag tag for its 100 more beaches in the next three years. At present, the country has eight such beaches, recognised as clean, safe and environment-friendly marine sites.
The Blue Flag certification is a globally recognised eco-label accorded by the Foundation for Environment Education in Denmark, based on 33 stringent criteria relating to environmental, bathing water quality, educational, safety, services and accessibility standards.
Announcing that 100 more such beaches will be made Blue Flag incoming three-four years, Union environment minister Prakash Javadekar said cleaning of beaches needed to be made a “Jan Andolan” (people’s movement) not only for its aesthetic value and tourism prospects but more importantly towards reducing the menace of marine litter and making coastal environment sustainable.
Emerald Beach out of reckoning for Blue Flag
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Certification under Central programme is meant to propel tourism
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Certification under Central programme is meant to propel tourism
Emerald Beach at Karaikal has been edged out of the reckoning for the Blue Flag certification under a programme initiated in 2018 by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to propel tourism with improved amenities.
A team of experts from the Ministries of Science and Technology and Environment and Forests had visited Karaikal two years ago to determine whether the Emerald Beach measured up to the requirements of the certification by the Denmark-based Foundation for Environment Education based on 33 stringent criteria under the four heads: environmental education and information; bathing water quality; environment management and conservation; and safety and services.