29/10/2022
✔Blue Flag Certification :✔
The Blue Flag is an eco-label (certification) awarded to beaches, marinas and sustainable boat tourism operators that meet a comprehensive set of requirements.
✔Blue Flag Beaches in India – 2022✔
“Two more Indian beaches have made it to the list of Blue Beaches.
1.Minicoy, Thundi Beach and
2. Kadmat Beach - both in Lakshadweep - are the proud entrants in the coveted list of Blue Beaches, an eco-label given to the cleanest beaches in the world," said Union Environment Minister, Bhupender Yadav.
✔As of October 2022, Twelve (12) Beaches in India have been awarded the prestigious certification, namely:
1.Golden Beach – Odisha
2.Shivrajpur Beach – Gujarat
3.Kappad Beach – Kerala
4.Ghoghla Beach – Diu
5.Radhanagar Beach – Andaman and Nicobar
6.Kasarkod Beach – Karnataka
7.Padubidri Beach – Karnataka
8.Rushikonda Beach – Andhra Pradesh
9.Kovalam Beach – Tamil Nadu
10.Eden Beach – Puducherry
11.Minicoy, Thundi Beach-Lakshadweep
12.Kadmat Beach - Lakshadweep
✔The Blue Flag Certification is awarded by a non-profit organization called the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE).
✔The FEE is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.
It was founded in 1981 as the Foundation for Environmental Education in Europe (FEEE).
Currently, it has 77 member countries.
✔Blue Flag Certification in India:
In June 2018 it was reported that Chandrabhaga beach on the Konark coast of Odisha is not only India’s but also Asia’s first beach to get the Blue Flag certification.
