Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar Campaign
- August 28, 2022
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar Campaign
Subject : schemes
Context: Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Participates in Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar Campaign at Puducherry
Concept:
- It is the longest running coastal cleanup campaign in the world with the highest number of people participating in it, which will culminate on “International Coastal Clean-up Day” (17th September 2022).Globally, “International Coastal Clean Up Day” is celebrated on the third Saturday of September, every year.
- It aims to increase public awareness about the accumulation and negative impacts of litter in oceans, on coastlines and on beaches.
- An app “Eco Mitram” has been launched to spread awareness about the campaign and also for the common people for voluntary registration for the beach cleaning activity.
Objectives:
- Running a cleanliness campaign along India’s entire coastline.
- To reduce marine litter.
- Minimising the use of plastics.
- Encouraging segregation of waste at source and waste management.