Indian Navy Undertakes Beach Cleanup Drive at Visakhapatnam

As part of ‘Puneet Sagar Abhiyaan’, the Eastern Naval Command has dedicated one day each month to undertake coastal cleanup activity including rivers/ lakes. The Coastal Cleanup activities for May 2023 were undertaken at Yarada Beach, RK Beach, Mangamaripeta Beach, Behind Vuda Park to East Point Light, Meghadripeta River Channel and Seafront areas on 13 May 23.

The aim of these cleanup activities is to create awareness amongst the local communities regarding the hazards of plastic usage and its impact on the Oceans and Rivers. More than 550 service & retired Naval personnel along with their families and DSC personnel of the Eastern Naval Command, and local residents participated in the cleanup drives at the coastal areas spread across the city.

 Approx. 670 Kg of non-biodegradable waste including plastic bottles, wrappers, thermocol, glass pieces etc, were collected from these sites towards restoring the pristine conditions.

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