Lok Sabha Question No. 1565 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-31
Subject: Coastal Clean-up Programmes
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: Shri P V Midhun Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1565

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 31 ST  JULY, 2024

## COASTAL CLEAN-UP PROGRAMMES

## 1565.  SHRI P V MIDHUN REDDY:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) the number and details of Coastal clean-up programmes conducted by the Government so far; and
- (b) the State/UT-wise details thereof along with the benefits of the same?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

- (a) The total coastal clean-up programs conducted in the Indian Coastal Region so far is 300,  since  2017.  Out  of  which  236  beach  clean-up  events  has  been  conducted  by National Center for Coastal Research (NCCR) MoES. The remaining number of coastal clean-up  activities  has  been  conducted  by  (i)  Ministry  of  Environment,  Forests  & Climate  Change  (MoEF  &  CC)  in  collaboration  with  Ministry  of  Earth  Sciences (MoES) and as part of several existing Government initiatives such as Swachh Sagar Surakshit Sagar, Swachhata Pakhwada etc and (ii) National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), Goa as part of International Coastal Clean-up Day and World Oceans Day.
- (b) The state-wise/ UT-wise details are provided in the table below.

| State/UT            | Number of beach clean-up event conducted by NCCR (MoES) andMoEF&CC   | Number of beach clean-up event conducted by NCCR (MoES) andMoEF&CC   |   Number of beach clean-up event conducted by NCCR (MoES) andMoEF&CC | Number of beach clean-up event conducted by NCCR (MoES) andMoEF&CC   |   Number of beach clean-up event conducted by NCCR (MoES) andMoEF&CC |   Number of beach clean-up event conducted by NCCR (MoES) andMoEF&CC |
|---------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State/UT            | 2017                                                                 | 2018                                                                 |                                                                 2019 | 2021                                                                 |                                                                 2022 |                                                                 2023 |
| Gujarat             | -                                                                    | -                                                                    |                                                                    3 | 3                                                                    |                                                                   13 |                                                                    5 |
| Maharashtra         | -                                                                    | -                                                                    |                                                                    3 | 3                                                                    |                                                                    6 |                                                                    8 |
| Goa                 | -                                                                    | -                                                                    |                                                                    3 | 2                                                                    |                                                                    6 |                                                                    4 |
| Karnataka           | -                                                                    | 1                                                                    |                                                                    2 | 6                                                                    |                                                                    6 |                                                                    6 |
| Kerala              | -                                                                    | 1                                                                    |                                                                    4 | 1                                                                    |                                                                   10 |                                                                    9 |
| Tamil Nadu          | 1                                                                    | 2                                                                    |                                                                    9 | 12                                                                   |                                                                   14 |                                                                   12 |
| Puducherry          | -                                                                    | -                                                                    |                                                                    1 | 4                                                                    |                                                                    6 |                                                                    4 |
| Andhra Pradesh      | -                                                                    | 1                                                                    |                                                                    1 | 2                                                                    |                                                                    8 |                                                                   47 |
| Odisha              | -                                                                    | 1                                                                    |                                                                    4 | 6                                                                    |                                                                    7 |                                                                    5 |
| West Bengal         | -                                                                    | -                                                                    |                                                                    1 | 1                                                                    |                                                                    9 |                                                                    4 |
| Lakshadweep Islands | -                                                                    | -                                                                    |                                                                    2 | -                                                                    |                                                                    7 |                                                                    5 |

| Andaman& Nicobar Islands   | -   | 1   | 2   | 1   | 3   | 3   |
|----------------------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
| Daman                      | -   | -   | -   | -   | 2   | -   |
| Diu                        | -   | -   | -   | 1   | -   | 3   |
| Total                      | 1   | 7   | 35  | 41  | 97  | 112 |

The  beach  cleaning  is  participated  by  local  communities,  students,  public  representatives, officials,  civil  society  organizations  etc.  These  campaigns  lead  to  cleaning  of  beaches  of waste comprising of plastic, glass, wood, fish nets, metal and food waste etc.  These beach cleaning drives leads to spreading awareness by addressing public about the following:

-  Cleanliness of beaches and protecting beach environment from pollutants.
-  Raising awareness amongst the population to avoid use of single use plastics.
-  Raising  awareness  among  fishermen  to  avoid  dumping  of  torn  and  waste  nets during fishing operation at sea.
-  Promoting  environmental  responsibility  and  maintaining  the  beauty  of  coastal areas.
-  Educating the youth and children the importance of clean and health oceans.

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