Coastal Cleanup

Introduction
Towards ongoing effort of Government for the "Swachh Bharat Abhiyan" in lines with vision of the Hon'ble Prime Minister's appeal for mass cleanliness and sanitation campaign, through "Swachhata Hi Seva" ICG conducted ICC-2023 in all Coastal States / Union Territories on 16 Sep 23. The International Coastal Cleanup day is conducted in various parts of the world on third saturday of September every year under the aegis of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP) in the South Asian Region. The Indian Coast Guard has been coordinating this activity in India since 2006.
Participation
Indian Coast Guard, as a part of International Coastal Cleanup Day conducted focused activities contributing towards 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'. The event was conducted within an aim to educate and to motivate the local populace for maintaining the sea shores neat and clean and to avoid further pollution of marine environment by man-made activities. This year, CG RHQ(W) has witnessed the highest participation of 11,425 volunteers followed by CG RHQ(E) which had 5,166 volunteers. Nationwide, a total of 25,245 volunteers participated in the ICC-2023 campaign. As a part of contributing towards 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' ICG units participated in cleaning of marine litters from coastal waters.
Debris Collection
The campaign resulted in the collection of 24,354 kgs (approx) of Marine litter and 15,008 kgs of Plastic litter. Marine litter collection was highest in Western Region with approx 10,296 Kgs.
Civil support
Apart from Ministries and other Armed Forces, ICC - 2023 received good support from various civil authorities, Municipal Corporations, NGO, fisheries associations, School students, College students, NCC/NSS cadets, Marine Police, Oil Handling Agencies (OHAs) volunteers.
The Region wise participation and debris collection data is tabulated below:-

Sr. No.	Region	No of participants	Marine Litter collected (Kgs)	Plastic Litter collected (Kgs)
1	West	11,425	10,296	5,182
2	East	5,166	3,465	4,505
3	North East	2,475	1,210	334
4	North West	2,663	6,065	3,825
5	A & N	3,516	3,318	1,162
Total		25,245	24,354	15,008

North West Region

Andaman & Nicobar Region

Eastern Region

Western Region

North East Region

Introduction
Taking forward, the vision of the Hon'ble Prime Minister's and his constant emphasis on cleanliness across the nation including Coastal States/UTs, a cleanliness campaign "Swachh Sagar Surakshit Sagar" and 'Puneet Sagar Abhiyan' was conducted on 17 Sep 2022. This year's International Coastal Cleanup day also coincides with the celebrations of 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' in 75th year of independence. The coastal cleanup drive was conducted at 75 Beaches across the country with 75 volunteers for every kilometer of the coastline. The ICC is conducted in various parts of the world in third week of September every year under the aegis of United Nations Environment Progremme (UNEP) and South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP) in the South Asian Region. The Indian Coast Guard has been coordinating this activity in India since 2006.
The campaign was integrated with Ministry of Earth Science (MoES), Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), Indian Coast Guard(ICG), National Service Scheme (NSS), National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Seema Jagran Manch, Akhil Bharatiya Vidarthi Parishad (ABVP), Paryavaran Sanrakshan Gativiidhi (PSG) alongwith other social organisation and educational institutions. The event was conducted with an aim to maintain the sea shores neat and clean and to avoid further pollution of marine environment by man-made activities and also educate and motivate the local populace.
Participation
This year, Western Region has witnessed the highest participation of 42,342 volunteers. Nationwide, 81,178 volunteers participated in the ICC - 2022 campaign. As a part of contributing towards 'Swachh Sagar Surakshit Sagar' ICG ships participated in cleaning of marine litters from coastal waters.
Debris Collection
The campaign resulted in the collection of 56,974 kgs (approx) of Marine litter and 25,561 kgs of Plastic litter. Debris is collection was highest in Western Region with approx 25,103 Kgs.
Civil support
Apart from Ministries and other Armed Forces, ICC - 2022 received good support from various civil authorities, Municipal Corporations, NGO, fisheries associations, School students, College students, NCC cadets, IOC, Marine Police, Oil Handling Agencies (OHAs) and other organisations including Primary Health Centre (PHC) for participating in the event.
The Region wise participation and debris collection data is tabulated below:-

Sr. No.	Region	No of participants	Marine Litter collected (Kgs)	Plastic Litter collected (Kgs)
1	West	42,342	25,103	9,577
2	East	14,292	17,774	9,559
3	North East	11,709	4,882	2,729
4	North West	9,521	5,319	2,508
5	A & N	3,314	3,896	1,188
Total		81,178	56,974	25,561

ICGS Visakhapatnam

ICGS Chennai

ICGS Mandapam

ICGS Krishnapatnam

ICGS Kakinada

ICGS Mumbai

Panambur Beach, New Manglore

ICGS Kochi

ICGS Karwar

ICGS Goa

ICGS Gandhinagar

ICGS Vadinar

Dandi Beach

ICGS Veraval

ICGS Mundra

ICGS Port Blair

ICGS Diglipur

ICGS Nizampatnam

ICGS Kamorta

ICGS Mayabunder

Malacca Beach, Carnic

Raman Bagicha Beach, Rangat

ICGS Kolkatta

Chandipur Beach, Haldia

ICGS Paradip

ICGS Gopalpur

Chandipadar, Beach

Introduction
Towards ongoing efforts of Government for the "Swachh Bharat Abhiyan" and 'Swachh Sagar Abhiyan' in lines with vision of Hon'ble Prime Minister's appeal for mass cleanliness and sanitation campaign, through "Swachhta Hi Seva" conducted ICC-2021 in all Coastal States/Union Territories on 18 Sep 21. The International Coastal Cleanup day is conducted in various parts of the world in third week of September every year under the aegis of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP) in the South Asian Region. The Indian Coast Guard has been coordinating this activity in India since 2006.
Participation
Indian Coast Guard, as a part of International Coastal Cleanup Day conducted focused activities contributing towards "Swachh Bharat Abhiyan". The event was conducted within an aim to educate and motivate the local populace for maintaining the sea shores neat and clean and to avoid further pollution of marine environment by man made activities. This year, Gujarat has witnessed the highest participation of 2077 volunteers followed by Andhra Pradesh which had 901 volunteers. Nationwide, a total of 7,184 volunteers participated in the ICC-2021 campaign. As a part of contributing towards 'Swachh Sagar Abhiyan' ICG ships participated in cleaning of marine litters from coastal waters.
Debris Collection
The campaign resulted in the collection of 38,008 Kgs (approx) of marine litter. Debris collection was highest at Maharashtra with approx 12,814 Kgs and Tamil Nadu was approx 9,686 Kgs.
Civil support
Apart from other armed forces, ICC-2021 received good support from various civil authorities, Municipal Corporations, NGO, fisheries associations, School students, College students, NCC cadets, IOC Marine Police, Oil handling agencies volunteers including Primary Health Centre (PHM) participated in the event.

Sr. No.	State/UT	No of participants	Debris collected (Kgs)
1	Gujarat	2077	8,663
2	Daman	110	1,500
3	Maharashtra	595	4,410
4	Goa	355	964
5	Karnataka	256	1,125
6	Kerala	450	2,825
7	L & M Islands	410	2,050
8	Puducherry	375	4,450
9	Tamil Nadu	213	186
10	Andhra Pradesh	901	5,050
11	Odisha	315	575
12	West Bengal	630	3,060
13	A & N Islands	497	3,150
Total		7,184	38,008

ICGS Mumbai

ICGS Goa

ICGS Kochi

ICGS New Mangalore

ICGS Kolkata

ICGS Haldia

Arakuda Beach, Bhubaneswar

Gopalpur Beach, Odisha

ICGS Chennai

ICGS Mandapam

Yarada Beach, Vizag

NTR Beach, Kakinada

ICGS Diglipur

ICGS Port Blair

ICGS Campbell Bay

ICGS Hutbay

ICGS Porbandar, Gujarat

ICGS Gandhinagar

ICGS Okha

ICGS Porbandar

Introduction
Towards ongoing efforts of Government for the 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' and Hon'ble Prime Minister's appeal for mass cleanliness and sanitation campaign, through "Swachhta Hi Seva"; the Indian Coast Guard conducted International Coastal Cleanup Day - 2019 (ICC-2019) in all Coastal States/ Union Territories on 21 Sep 19. The International Coastal Cleanup day is conducted in various parts of the world in third week of September every year under the aegis of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP) in the South Asian Region. The Indian Coast Guard has been coordinating this activity in India since 2006.
Participation
This year, Maharashtra has witnessed the highest participation of 2,970 volunteers followed by Tamil Nadu which had 2,393 volunteers. Nationwide, a total of 19,479 volunteers participated in the ICC-2019 campaign. Various Govt. and civil agencies including NCC cadets, NSS, school and college students formed the largest proportion of volunteers alongwith ICG personnel.
Debris Collection
The campaign resulted in the collection of 75,224 kgs (approx) of marine litter. Debris collection was highest at Puducherry UT, at approx 28,200 kgs.
Civil support
Apart from other armed forces, ICC-2019 received good support from various civil authorities, Central and State government organizations, Municipal Corporations, NGOs, fisheries associations, ports, oil agencies and other private enterprises. Chief Guests for ICC-2019 included Hon'ble Vice Chancellor of Andhra University, Executive Director KSSPL, Regional Director (South) India Tourism while District Collectors were also present in the programme.

Sr. No.	State/UT	No of participants	Debris collected (Kgs)
1	Gujarat	2,097	6,190
2	Daman	500	2,000
3	Maharashtra	2,970	7,325
4	Goa	1,101	2,186
5	Karnataka	1,520	8,600
6	Kerala	1,690	3,260
7	L & M Islands	795	3,000
8	Puducherry	1,490	28,200
9	Tamil Nadu	2,393	5,120
10	Andhra Pradesh	1,310	2,650
11	Odisha	410	1,250
12	West Bengal	1,205	2,895
13	A & N Islands	2,998	2,548
Total		19,479	75,224

ICGS Veraval

ICGS Mundra

ICGS Vadinar

ICGS Okha

ICGS Porbandar

ICGS Pipavav

CGRPT Surat

ICGS Dhahnu

ICGS Mumbai

ICGS Karwar

ICGS Karaikal

ICGS Beypore

ICGS Diglipur

ICGS Vizhinjam

ICGS Kavaratti

ICGS Minicoy

ICGS Tuticorin

ICGS Puducherry

ICGS Chennai

ICGS Kakinada

ICGS Krishnapatnam

ICGS Vizag

ICGS Paradip

ICGS Haldia

ICGS Kolkata

ICGS Frazerganj

ICGS Diglipur

ICGS Port Blair

ICGS Mayabunder

ICGS Hutbay

ICGS Kamorta

ICGS Campbell Bay

Introduction
Towards ongoing efforts of the Government for the 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' and Hon'ble Prime Ministers appeal for mass cleanliness and sanitation campaign, through "Swachhta Hi Seva"; the Indian Coast Guard conducted International Coastal Cleanup day-2018 (ICC-2018) in all Coastal States /Union Territories on 15 Sep 2018. The International Coastal Cleanup day is conducted in various parts of the world in third week of September every year under the aegis of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP) in the South Asian Region. The Indian Coast Guard has been coordinating this activity in India since 2006. A brief on the conduct of the event is appended in the succeeding paragraphs
Participation
This year Maharashtra State has witnessed the highest participation of 4,697 volunteers followed by Gujarat State which had 2,621 volunteers. Nationwide, a total of 22,026 volunteers participated in the ICC-2018 campaign. Various Govt. and civil agencies including NCC cadets, NSS, school and college students formed the largest proportion of volunteers alongwith CG personnel.
Debris Collection
The nationwide campaign resulted in the collection of 71,220 Kgs of marine litter. Debris collection was highest at Maharashtra State, approx 16,900 kgs and Gujarat State was approx 11,437 kgs.
Civil support
Apart from other armed forces, ICC-2018 received good support from the various civil authorities, Central and State government organisations, Municipal Corporations, NGOs, fisheries associations, ports, oil agencies and other private enterprises. Chief Guests for ICC-2018 included Hon'ble Chief Minister, Collector, Commissioner of Customs, Deputy Collector and DIG of Police in smaller locations.
The state wise participation and debris collection is as tabulated below:-

Sr. No.	State/UT	No of participants	Debris collected (Kgs)
1	Gujarat	2,621	11,437
2	Daman	457	625
3	Maharashtra	4,697	16,900
4	Goa	1,300	1,940
5	Karnataka	1,296	3,475
6	Kerala	850	4,800
7	L & M Islands	1,034	3,000
8	Puducherry	366	1,000
9	Tamil Nadu	2,538	9,190
10	Andhra Pradesh	2,450	8,340
11	Odisha	422	153
12	West Bengal	1,175	2,670
13	A & N Islands	2,820	7,690
Total		22,026	71,220

ICGS Jakhau

ICGS Mundra

ICGS Vadinar

ICGS Okha

ICGS Porbandar

ICGS Pipavav

CGRPT Surat

ICGS Dhahnu

ICGS Mumbai

ICGS Karwar

ICGS New Mangalore

ICGS Beypore

ICGS Kochi

ICGS Vizhinjam

ICGS Kavaratti

ICGS Minicoy

ICGS Tuticorin

ICGS Puducherry

ICGS Chennai

ICGS Kakinada

ICGS Krishnapatnam & Nicobar

ICGS Vizag

ICGS Paradip

ICGS Haldia

ICGS Kolkata

ICGS Frazerganj

ICGS Diglipur

ICGS Port Blair

ICGS Mayabunder

ICGS Hutbay

ICGS Kamorta

ICGS Campbell Bay

Introduction
Towards ongoing efforts of the Government for the 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' and Hon'ble Prime Minister's appeal for mass cleanliness and sanitation campaign through "Swachhta Hi Seva"; the Indian Coast Guard conducted International Coastal Cleanup day-2017 (ICC-2017) in all Coastal States /Union Territories on 16 Sep 2017. Coast Guard Headquarters, New Delhi along with volunteers undertook Yamuna Cleanup drive at Geeta Ghat, Delhi to commemorate "Swachhta Hi Seva" on 16 Sep 17. The International Coastal Cleanup day is conducted in various parts of the world in third week of September every year under the aegis of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP) in the South Asian Region. The Indian Coast Guard has been coordinating this activity in India since 2006. A brief on the conduct of the event is appended in the succeeding paragraphs.
Participation
This year, Maharashtra has witnessed the highest participation of 6,320 volunteers, followed by Karnataka which had 5000 volunteers. Nationwide, a total of 25,602 volunteers participated in the ICC-2017 campaign. Various Govt. and civil agencies including NCC cadets, NSS, school and college students formed the largest proportion of volunteers alongwith ICG personnel.
Debris Collection
The nationwide campaign resulted in the collection of approx 81,335 Kgs of marine litter. Debris collection was highest in Tamil Nadu with approx 15,400 kgs and in Maharashtra was approx 13,300 kgs.
Civil support
Apart from participation of Indian Coast Guard, ICC-2017 received good support from various civil authorities, Central and State government organisations, Municipal Corporations, NGOs, fisheries associations, ports, oil agencies, Colleges/School children, NCC cadets and other private enterprises. Chief Guests for ICC-2017 included Hon'ble Lieutenant Governor, Member of Parliament, Chairman Port Trust and Collector/Dy Collector in smaller locations.
The state wise participation and debris collection is as tabulated below:-

Sr. No.	State/UT	No of participants	Debris collected (Kgs)
1	Delhi	650	1,000
2	Gujarat	1,971	11,630
3	Daman	700	12,000
4	Maharashtra	6,320	13,300
5	Goa	880	1,350
6	Karnataka	5,000	10,500
7	Kerala	430	460
8	L & M Islands	719	1,950
9	Puducherry	1,292	2,545
10	Tamil Nadu	2,840	15,400
11	Andhra Pradesh	1,000	4,000
12	Odisha	466	165
13	West Bengal	753	1,405
14	A & N Islands	1,581	5,630
Total		25,602	81,335

Yamuna Cleanup Drive, Delhi

ICGS Jakhau, Gujarat

ICGS Mundra, Gujarat

ICGS Okha, Gujarat

ICGS Vadinar, Gujarat

ICGS Porbandar, Gujarat

ICGS Pipavav, Gujarat

ICGS Daman, Daman

ICGS Dahanu, Maharashtra

Juhu Beach, Mumbai

ICGS Ratnagiri, Maharashtra

ICGS Goa, Goa

ICGS Beypore, Kerala

ICGS Kochi, Kerala

ICGS Vizhinjam, Kerala

ICGS Kavaratti, Kavaratti

Lakshadweep Island

ICGS Minicoy, Minicoy

ICGS Androth, Androth

ICGS Tuticorin, Tamilnadu

ICGS Mandapam, Tamilnadu

ICGS Puducherry, Puducherry

ICGS Chennai, Tamil Nadu

ICGS Krishnapatnam, Tamil Nadu

ICGS Vizag, Andhra Pradesh

ICGS Frazerganj, West Bengal

ICGS Haldia, West Bengal

ICGS Kolkata, West Bengal

ICGS Paradip, Odisha

ICGS Mayabunder, A&N Islands

ICGS Hutbay, A&N Islands

CGWWA Hutbay, A&N Islands

Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is celebrating its 40th raising day in 2017. As part of its awareness programme towards Marine Environment, ICG undertook a special Coastal Cleanup Programme across all nine Coastal States and four Union Territories on 04 Feb 17.

Coast Guard being the Central Coordinating Authority for marine pollution undertakes such drives to generate awareness amongst the masses. ICG has been regularly conducting coastal cleanup from time to time since its inception. The State Administration, college/ school children and various volunteer organizations have been supporting Indian Coast Guard in this noble drive over the years

Further, ICG has been appealing from time to time, to all the stakeholders of marine environment especially ports and oil handling/ exploration agencies to also undertake cleanup in their area of operations so as to preserve the marine environment.

During the special drive on 04 Feb 17, an overwhelming support was provided to the Indian Coast Guard by the State Administration, Ports, Oil Handling Agencies, College/ School children in all the Coastal States and Union Territories

Further, Indian Coast Guard has also been coordinating International coastal Cleanup day in India, which is conducted in various parts of the worlds in Sep every year under the aegis of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and under the aegis of South Asian Cooperative Environment Programme (SACEP) in South Asian Region. During the last International Coastal cleanup programme in Sep 2016, Indian Coast Guard launched 'Swachh Sagar Abhiyan' taking the Govt. of India drive of 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' to Maritime Zone of India.

A total of 5,167 personnel participated in the drive and collected 21,350 kgs marine litter.

Yamuna Cleanup Drive, Delhi

ICGS Jakhau, Gujarat

ICGS Mundra, Gujarat

ICGS Okha, Gujarat

ICGS Vadinar, Gujarat

ICGS Porbandar, Gujarat

ICGS Pipavav, Gujarat

ICGS Daman, Daman

ICGS Dahanu, Maharashtra

Juhu Beach, Mumbai

ICGS Ratnagiri, Maharashtra