Two seashores from Lakshadweep — Minicoy Thundi Beach and Kadmat Beach — had been added to the record of ‘Blue Beaches’ by the Foundation for Environment Education (FEE), the federal government introduced on Wednesday.
“Minicoy Thundi Beach and Kadmat Beach are the proud entrants in the coveted list of ‘Blue Beaches’, an eco-label given to the cleanest beaches in the world,” Bhupender Yadav, Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) mentioned.
With the brand new additions, India now has 12 seashores licensed underneath the Blue Flag Certification. Last time it was in September 2021 when Kovalam Beach in Tamil Nadu and Eden Beach in Puducherry made it to the record.
Apart from these Ghoghla Beach in Diu, Golden Beach in Odisha, Kappad Beach in Kerala, Kasarkod Beach in Karnataka, Padubidri Beach in Karnataka, Radhanagar Beach in Andaman and Nicobar, Rushikonda Beach in Andhra Pradesh, Shivrajpur Beach in Gujarat are additionally ‘Blue Beaches’.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi additionally congratulated the folks of Lakshadweep for the achievement.
He tweeted, “This is nice! Congratulations, significantly to the folks of Lakshadweep, for this feat. India’s shoreline is exceptional and there may be additionally a large amount of ardour amongst our folks to additional coastal cleanliness.”
The certification is awarded to seashores, marinas (that are small ports or harbours designed for pleasure yachts or boats) and sustainable boat tourism operators in FEE member international locations after they fulfil 33 standards associated to atmosphere, schooling, entry and security.
As per the Blue Flag web site knowledge, a complete of 5042 websites are awarded certificates throughout 48 international locations.
Spain with 729 websites tops the record of nations with Blue Flag awarded websites. It is adopted by Greece and Turkey with 591 and 560 websites respectively.
India is positioned at 36 spots, as per the info obtainable on Blue Flag web site.
