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Suggestions on the innovative ways of conducting a beach cleaning activity

Suggestions on the innovative ways of conducting a beach cleaning activity
Start Date :
Dec 30, 2021
Last Date :
Aug 15, 2022
23:45 PM IST (GMT +5.30 Hrs)
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Namami Tate Is a campaign brought to you by the Ministry of Earth Sciences in collaboration with the Government of India. This campaign is part of the Government of India’s 75 ...

Namami Tate Is a campaign brought to you by the Ministry of Earth Sciences in collaboration with the Government of India. This campaign is part of the Government of India’s 75 week celebration of Azadi ka Amrit Mohotsav. Through Namami Tate, we are targeting cleaning of some of the dirtiest beaches of India with the help of the Government as well as fellow citizens. Beaches play a fundamental role in maintaining the health of the oceans and also provide habitat to a number of marine species.

However, last year, a group of researchers from ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE) found that the north-east Arabian Sea, just off Mumbai, contained an estimated 379 MT of marine debris of which plastics contributed to 40.6% of the total by weight. A major portion of this debris washes up on the beaches creating health, environmental, economic as well as social hazards. The fast-paced growth of the tourism sector combined with the lack of awareness on the part of citizens about the damaging impact of pollution is one of the leading causes of the abysmal condition of our beaches. The Namami Tate campaign aims to clean these beaches and protect our precious marine biodiversity.

The Ministry of Earth Sciences invites suggestions from the citizens of India about the innovative ways in which we can conduct this beach cleaning activity. We value your suggestions which would be instrumental in implementing this campaign.

The best entries from the citizens will be identified by the Ministry and will be featured on the MyGov page.

The last date to receive suggestions is 15th August 2022.

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off34.del
off34.del 3 years 3 months ago

Document the event

Take before and after photos of the site as well as taking photos during the event to document your beach cleanup.

Make sure all collected trash has been weighed and recorded and all data forms have been correctly filled out and returned to the organiser.

Ensure all trash and recycling is removed properly from the site.

Make sure you do not leave any waste from the event itself.

off34.del
off34.del 3 years 3 months ago

Arrange how the trash will be removed from the site

Once you’ve collected the trash, you’ll need to ensure it can be removed and disposed of responsibly. Can you arrange collection via garbage trucks? Is there a recycling system in your area? Will your local government help?

off34.del
off34.del 3 years 3 months ago

Gather your equipment

Make sure you are fully prepared before the beach cleanup begins with everything you will need, such as:

Pens/pencils
Ocean Conservancy data forms
Clipboards
Gloves
Trash bags e.g. rice sacks, cement bags or black sacks
Cutters, scissors, trowels (to remove trapped items)
Weighing scales (to weigh your total trash collected)
A clearly labelled hazardous waste container e.g. empty liquid detergent bottle with lid (for sharp materials such as cut glass/needles)
Drinking water
Snacks (no disposable or single-use items)
Cameras (to document the event)
First-aid kit and certified first aider

off34.del
off34.del 3 years 3 months ago

and community members to join in. You might need to send out several reminders in different formats. Remember: busy professionals might not read e-mails and that community members are best engaged through face-to-face contact or posters.

off34.del
off34.del 3 years 3 months ago

Dear Team please see pic how to clean up beaches Choose a location
Identify the area you want to clean and make sure there will be trash to collect! Make sure it is safe, accessible and that you’re allowed to be there. Identify possible hazards such as busy roads, power lines, rocky/slippery areas or high tides and overcome these by changing location or fully preparing your participants with a thorough briefing. Identify where you will have your assembly point, trash collection point and your first aid station.
Decide how many teams of volunteers you will need to clean the site

Each trash collection team should have:
One data recorder to complete the “Ocean Trash Data Forms” for Ocean Conservancy (which can be downloaded here)
Two people to hold the trash bag Other people to collect trash.Promote your beach cleanup Contact everyone you want to take part. To help boost numbers, make it compulsory for all staff to participate and encourage your guests, other local business

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Sayantan Chakraborty_15
Sayantan Chakraborty_15 3 years 3 months ago

for beach cleaning, you must impose more taxes on plastic eg. disposable plastics. nano plastics are coming into human blood too. impose more taxation on plastics so that one small plastic bag will cost 300 - 500 INR . this will make businesses look for cheaper alternatives. this will clean the beach and rivers. most of the recycling fails and every citizen is not aware of microplastic and nano plastics impacts.  Iran already imposed this tax and making their environments cleaner. it's time for india to act on this.

AshishRameshkokate
AshishRameshkokate 3 years 3 months ago

in religious place plastic totally band kardo. aur river aur religious places pe toilets ki suvidha

chandan jha_67
chandan jha_67 3 years 3 months ago

india mai jitna river hai usko bhi dekna hoga, river sai drain ko alaga karna hoga panchyat star per hona hoga, Assam bhut sara drain hai jo koi na koi river see laga hua hai o jakar bharputra river lagata hai

srishtiphalswal
srishtiphalswal 3 years 3 months ago

It should be conducted in form of a competition and certificate should be given to the winners. Groups should be formed and the area should be alotted to each group and who so ever cleans the area in the least time should be declared the winner and should be awarded.

markwilkinson
markwilkinson 3 years 3 months ago

What about making it a contest to see who gets more rubbish from the beach within a given time limit? Fresh rubbish bags will be given to all participants before the timer starts. That way, they can try to pick up as much trash as they can. As for the prizes, well, I have no idea what to give the winner.

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