New Delhi: Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday said that the country’s eight beaches have been recommended for the prestigious international certification of the Blue Flag. He said that clean beaches are a sign of a good environment in coastal areas and many of India’s beaches are the best in the world.
On the eve of ‘International Coastal Clean-up Day’, Javadekar said that for the first time eight Indian beaches have been recommended for the prestigious ‘Blue Flag’ certification. This day has been celebrated in around 100 countries of the world since 1986. Blue flag certification is awarded by a Danish institution. For this, assessment is done on four major grounds, which include environmental education and information, bathing water quality, environmental management and conservation, protection and service on the beaches.
The eight beaches recommended under the BEAMS are Shivrajpur in Gujarat, Ghoghla in Daman and Diu, Kasarkod and Padubidri in Karnataka, Kappad in Kerala, Rushikonda in Andhra Pradesh, Golden in Odisha and Radhanagar in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
The recommendations are done by an independent national jury composed of eminent environmentalists and scientists. Blue Flag beaches are considered the cleanest beaches of the world, the environment ministry said.
BEAMS is one of the several other projects of ICZM that the central government is undertaking for the sustainable development of coastal regions, striving for the globally recognized and coveted eco-label ‘Blue Flag’
