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A proud moment for India as Ten beaches in India have been awarded the coveted ‘Blue Flag’ certification by an eminent international jury.
The Kovalam beach in Chennai and Eden beach in Puducherry have now been awarded the prestigious ''Blue Flag'' certification, an international eco-level tag taking the number of such beaches in the country to 10.
Eight nominated beaches namely Shivrajpur- Gujarat, Ghoghla- Diu, Kaskarkod and Padubidri – Karnataka, Kappad –Kerala, Rushikonda – Andhra Pradesh, Golden – Odisha, and Radhanagar- Andaman and Nicobar were also recertified. These eight beaches had got the Blue Flag certification in 2020.
The Blue Flag Beach must comply with 33 Blue Flag Criteria in order to be awarded Blue Flag accreditation including constitution of Beach Management Committee, display on Information about beach and bathing water quality, conducting environmental education activities, cleaning of beach, managing of sensitive areas, public safety control measures, emergency plans to cope with pollution risks, provision of toilets/rest rooms, monitoring of marine and freshwater sensitive habitats, supply of drinking water etc.
Marina Beach – Chennai District, Manalmelkudi Beach – Pudukottai District, Kushi beach, Ramanathapuram District, Silver Beach, Cuddalore District, Kottaipattinam Beach, Pudukottai District, Neelankarai Beach, Chengalpattu District, Kameshwaram Beach, Nagapattinam District, Naravakkam, Marakkanam Beach, Villupuram District, Kayalpattinam Beach, Thoothukudi District and Neithal Nagar Beach, Nagapattinam are the ten other beaches where the government said it would implement the programme.
The ‘Blue Flag’ is a certification that can be obtained by a beach, marina, or sustainable boating tourism operator, and serves as an eco-label. The certification is awarded by the Denmark-based non-profit Foundation for Environmental Education, which sets stringent environmental, educational, safety-related and access-related criteria that applicants must meet and maintain. It is awarded annually to beaches and marinas in FEE member countries.
So plan to visit these beaches and enjoy!!
Source: Internet
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