International Coastal Clean Up Day

Its time to make a difference... there is no time to waste...Two-third of Earths surface is covered by ocean. The ocean is our plane's life-support system. It drives our climate and provides food,water and oxygen. No matter where we live, we all depend on the ocean in some way and we all have a responsibility to care for it. After all, you can't "go green" unless you live "blue". Participate in the International Coastal Clean up, a positive way to show how much you value clean waterways and a clean ocean.

If together, we can accomplish all this in a day, just imagine what we can do with a whole year by living with a clean ocean in mind.

TRASH TRAVELS---FROM LAND --- TO LAKE--- TO STREAM--- TO SEA

HELP STOP THE FLOW

Thus International Coastal Clean Up Day (ICC 2013) held on 21.9.2013 with the Joint venture of Ocean Conservancy Washington USA, Indian Maritime Foundation Pune and FSL INDIA Kundapura. The Event was aiming at beach cleaning with primary objective of collecting plastics, bottles and Sandals in the 30 km length of Coastal area of Kundapur taluk of Udupi District with the target collection of 3 tons of waste and disposal of the same. The event was most successful one by mobilizing 600 local and international volunteers. Besides event was the amalgamated participation from Grama Panchayaths, Muncipalities, Bharath Nirman Volunteers, Youth clubs, SHGs, Coastal Security force, Rotary, Schools & College Students specially NSS and community in a whole. Also large scale media coverage of print media & TV Channels namely by Vijay Karnataka, Udayavani, Manipal News and Namma TV. 

 

As against set target of mobilizing 1000 volunteers covering 30km and total collection of 3 tons of waste; we could be able to mobilize 600 participants covering 26 km and total collection of 11 tons of waste.