INTERNATIONALCOASTALCLEANUPDAY:Indian Coast Guard

INTERNATIONAL COASTAL CLEANUP DAY-2018

1. Introduction. Towards ongoing efforts of the Government for the ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ and Hon’ble Prime Ministers appeal for mass cleanliness and sanitation campaign, through “Swachhta Hi Seva”; the Indian Coast Guard conducted International Coastal Cleanup day-2018 (ICC-2018) in all Coastal States /Union Territories on 15 Sep 2018. The International Coastal Cleanup day is conducted in various parts of the world in third week of September every year under the aegis of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP) in the South Asian Region. The Indian Coast Guard has been coordinating this activity in India since 2006. A brief on the conduct of the event is appended in the succeeding paragraphs

2. Participation. This year Maharashtra State has witnessed the highest participation of 4,697 volunteers followed by Gujarat State which had 2,621 volunteers. Nationwide, a total of 22,026 volunteers participated in the ICC-2018 campaign. Various Govt. and civil agencies including NCC cadets, NSS, school and college students formed the largest proportion of volunteers alongwith CG personnel.

3. Debris Collection. The nationwide campaign resulted in the collection of 71,220 Kgs of marine litter. Debris collection was highest at Maharashtra State, approx 16,900 kgs and Gujarat State was approx 11,437 kgs.

4. Civil support. 4.Apart from other armed forces, ICC-2018 received good support from the various civil authorities, Central and State government organisations, Municipal Corporations, NGOs, fisheries associations, ports, oil agencies and other private enterprises. Chief Guests for ICC-2018 included Hon’ble Chief Minister, Collector, Commissioner of Customs, Deputy Collector and DIG of Police in smaller locations.

5. The state wise participation and debris collection is as tabulated below:-

Sl.no	State/UT	No. of participants	Debris collected
			(Kgs)
(a)	Gujarat	2,621	11,437
(b)	Daman	457	625
(c)	Maharashtra	4,697	16,900
(d)	Goa	1,300	1,940
(e)	Karnataka	1,296	3,475
(f)	Kerala	850	4,800
(g)	L & M Islands	1,034	3,000
(h)	Puducherry	366	1,000
(J)	Tamil Nadu	2,538	9,190
(k)	Andhra Pradesh	2,450	8,340
(l)	Odisha	422	153
(m)	West Bengal	1,175	2,670
(n)	A & N Islands	2,820	7,690
(p)	Total	22,026	71,220