About 10,000 kg of waste was collected over two days from 37 locations in 12 coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh and handed over to local panchayat/municipality garbage collectors during the ‘Swachh Sagar-Surakshit Sagar’ (Clean Coast-Safe Sea) campaign organised by Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) in collaboration with Matsyakara Samkshema Samiti. The event was held on September 16 and 17 in observance of International Coastal Cleanup Day.
The initiative was to promote coastal cleanliness, environmental protection and responsible management of beaches. The 12 coastal districts are: Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli, Kakinada, Konaseema, West Godavari, Krishna, Bapatla, Ongole, Nellore and Tirupati, said an official release by INCOIS director T. Srinivasa Kumar on Sunday.
INCOIS scientists also organised awareness programmes to highlight the various services provided by the institute, and the participants were educated about the vital role of ocean information, including potential fishing zone advisories, tsunami early warning, high wave, storm surge, coral bleaching and harmful algal bloom alerts.
