Question: How many Indian beaches have been awarded the Blue Flag Certification?
(a) 8
(b) 10
(c) 9
(d) None of these
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:
- India now has 10 International Blue Flag beaches with the addition of Kovalam in Tamil Nadu & Eden in Puddechery beaches this year.
- Blue Flag certification is a globally recognised eco-label accorded on the basis of 33 stringent criteria in four major heads.
- They are environmental education and information, bathing water quality, environmental management, and conservation and safety and services in the beaches.
- Blue Flag beaches are considered the cleanest beaches of the world.
- The Blue Flag Certification Programme for beaches and marinas is run by the international, non-governmental & non-profit organisation called “Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE)”.
- The beaches where the International Blue Flags were hoisted are:
1) Kappad beach (Kerala)
2) Shivrajpur beach(Gujarat)
3) Ghoghla beach (Diu)
4) Kasarkod beach (Karnataka)
5) Padubidri beach(Karnataka)
6) Rushikonda beach (Andhra Pradesh)
7) Golden beach (Odisha)
8) Radhanagar beach (Andaman & Nicobar Islands)
9) Kovalam beach (Tamil Nadu)
10) Eden beach (Puducherry)
BY: AMIT GUPTA