CHENNAI: Come Saturday, September 16, 2023 – Worldwide Coastal Cleanup Day – the seashores of Chennai might be stuffed with hundreds of volunteers, united for a typical trigger – ridding the shores of each little bit of rubbish.
Powered by Occasions of India and organised by CommuniTree, a Chennai-based NGO, the occasion might be held from 6am to 9am, throughout town’s main seashores – Marina, Elliot’s (Besant Nagar), Thiruvanmiyur Seashore, and Kovalam Seashore.
Readers are invited to volunteer by scanning the QR code supplied and produce their mates. Kids are inspired to decorate up as marine animals and volunteers can carry their very own placards and have enjoyable!
Each third Saturday of September is noticed as Worldwide Coastal Cleanup Day, and thousands and thousands of individuals interact in seashore cleansing around the globe.
Final 12 months, 14,000 volunteers turned up for the drive in Chennai.
“Collectively, they collected 140 tonnes of waste. This 12 months, we anticipate extra individuals,” stated Hafiz Khan, forest creator and social affect chief, CommuniTree.
The shoreline has been divided into 50 zones from Kasimedu to Kovalam.
Teams of 150 individuals will work on every zone and there might be coordinators to weigh the trash on the finish.
“If every volunteer picks up simply 10 kilos of trash, think about the end result. That’s the energy of a mass motion,” says Hafiz.
December to March is the Olive Ridley turtle nesting season in Chennai, and a plastic-free shoreline would make a world of distinction to the marine animals, that are one of many worst affected by plastic air pollution.

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