- Cleaning campaigns on all beaches will include school/college students of eco-clubs, volunteers, district administration, local communities and many more.
- State Nodal Agencies for eco-clubs will promote a week-long effective cleanliness campaign across all 10 States/UTs.
- Throughout the whole cleanliness campaigns, nodal teachers from the various eco-clubs will be active at the locations.
- Environment Ministry Officials have also been appointed to regulate the application of the campaign.
- Approximately 200 students from different schools involved in the cleaning operation at Ramayapatnam beach under the supervision of the district unit of NGC. The administrators made all provisions for their transport, boarding, and accommodation at the place.
- The program is suitable for students studying in classes 8, 9 and 10 who have considered joining the NGC or eco-clubs of their schools concerned.
- To fulfill the expenditures of volunteers, the APNGC Directorate has provided Rupees 3 lakhs to each district, and District Education Officers (DEO) and NGC coordinators are managing the whole task.
- While it is not practicable to clean the whole sea-coast in just one week, our goal is to impart the concept of cleaning sea beaches and raise public awareness by this program, regarding the adverse impacts of plastic and other hazardous substances, so that people will contribute in larger numbers the next time, an official stated.
Did You Know?
State Nodal Agencies – established by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)