Environment ministry launches pilot project ‘Blue Flag’
December 27 , 2017 2443 days 979 0
The environment ministry has launched a pilot project ‘Blue Flag’ to enhance standards of cleanliness on beaches.
Its prime objective is to enhance standards of cleanliness, upkeep and basic amenities at beaches.
The 'Blue Flag' is a certification by the Foundation for Environmental Education(FEE) that a beach, marina or sustainable boating tourism operator, meets its stringent standards.
Under the pilot project, each of coastal state/UT was requested to identify and nominate a beach, which is to be funded through ongoing Integrated Coastal Management Programme (ICMP).
All the coastal states have nominated the pilot beaches in their receptive territories including Goa.
The coastal states in India – Tamilnadu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, West Bengal.
The coastal UT’s in India - Daman and Diu, Puducherry, Lakshadweep and Andamanan and Nicobar.