Lt Governor Kiran Bedi joined Coast Guard and volunteers in cleaning garbage from the beach as part of the ‘31nd International Coastal Cleanup Day‘. Addressing a gathering after inaugurating the programme, she urged people to respect nature and not to dirty the beach.

• Earlier, Bedi and Local Administration Minister A Namassivayam administered a pledge for ‘garbage free beaches‘ to volunteers of NSS, NCC, NGOs, members of Indian Coast Guard and others.

• She picked up the garbage strewn along the beach with volunteers and the minister and other officials also took part in the drive. DIG of Indian Coast Guard Commander S C Tyagi said the drive was being carried out in all coastal pockets in Puducherry as part of the international drive.

• The programme was organised by the Indian Coast Guard in association with the Local Administration Department.

International Coastal Clean Up Day

International Coastal Clean Up Day was celebrated the Third Saturday of September.Coastal Cleanup Day was established by the Ocean Conservancy, an organization that work to help protect the ocean from the challenges it faces every year.Coastal Cleanup Day encourages us to get out to our beaches and help to limit this problem by cleaning up the garbage that has washed up on shore, and that left by visitors every day.