Intnl. Coastal Cleanup Day observed by Deptt. of Environment & Forests
Port Blair ,
The Department of Environment and Forests observed International Coastal Cleanup Day on Sept. 16 at Wandoor by involving school students from GMS Wandoor and GSSS Mangultan.
The PCCF (Wildlife) cum Chief Wildlife Warden, Shri M.S. Negi, chief guest of the event, while interacting with students, enlightened them about uniqueness and fragility of these Islands and stressed the need for conserving it. He further emphasized the need for involving students in preserving the pristine nature of the Islands by motivating and restraining oneself from using sea as dump yard and to spread the message across society.
Dr. K. Ravichandran, CF (Wildlife) explained to the students about importance of observing Coastal Cleanup Day, impact of costal debris on marine animals and image of Islands and steps to reduce usage of water bodies as dumping site. Shri Rambala, Pradhan, Wandoor Gram Panchayat appealed to the students to take a lead role in spreading awareness for keeping our coastal area clean and tidy, a communication said.
