5,000kg trash collected on Cleanup day

Mumbai: The Indian Coast Guard Regional Headquarters (West) on Saturday observed International Coastal Cleanup 2018 Day in Maharashtra, as part of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.

The event was conducted and coordinated by headquarters, Coast Guard District (Maharashtra), from 8am to 11am at the Worli-Koliwada seafront, Juhu beach, Dadar beach, Khanoji island, Dahanu, Ratnagiri, and Murud-Janjira beach.

Around 7,000 volunteers — including NCC cadets, school and college students, staff of NGOs and other organisations, members of the local community, and NSS members — joined hands with the Coast Guard in this noble initiative, a Coast Guard official said.

Additional Director General K. Natarajan, PTM, TM, Coast Guard Commander (Western Seaboard) and Inspector General Vijay D. Chafekar, PTM, TM Commander Coast Guard Region (West) were present on the occasion.

“Approximate 5,000 kg of garbage was collected and handed over to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation  for disposal. Participants were enthusiastic about making beaches cleaner through combined efforts,” an official statement from the Coast Guard said.

International Coastal Cleanup Day is held in various parts of the world on the third Saturday of September.