Chennai:The Indian Coast Guard on Wednesday carried out underwater clean up off the Kovalam beach to mark the World Environment Day and removed 500 kg of trash.
The Coast Guard, along with M/s Dive India, conducted the clean-up.
Coast Guard removes 500 kg trash during underwater cleanup
About 500 kg of trash has been removed by the Coast Guard on the occasion of World Environment Day. The Coast Guard for the first time conducted an underwater clean up programme in order to remove sunken debris, nets and other garbage.
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Underwater debris clean-up is a regular phenomenon in popular public beaches around the world.
This is the first time such efforts were made in Indian waters to remove sunken debris, nets and other items, an official statement said.
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