NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, OCT 9
The Indian Coast Guard Region (North West) conducted an ‘Awareness March’ to spread the clarion call of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to phase out ‘Single Use Plastic’ by 2022. The event was conducted at Gandhinagar on Saturday to raise awareness about alternates to plastic and encourage the general public to avoid “Single Use Plastic”, says a release.
#trend#AzadiKaAmritMahotsav#SwachhBharatMission @IndiaCoastGuard in #Gujarat under RHQ(NW) held lectures for school children on single use #Plastic
Awareness motorcycle rally & interaction on #Sustainable alternates to plastic were held in fishing hamlets of Coastal Gujarat pic.twitter.com/OeZk76glhn
— PRO Defence Gujarat (@DefencePRO_Guj) October 9, 2021
Over 100 ICG personnel marched through public areas with banners and placards as part of the awareness campaign, in an attempt to dovetail “Azadi Ka Amrit Mohotsav”. The Awareness March was intended to attract the attention of the public towards the ill effect of ‘Single Use Plastic’ and the necessity to use sustainable alternatives of plastic. On the occasion, the Indian Coast Guard Units at various locations in Gujarat also conducted informative lecture sessions for school children on hazards of single use plastic and its effects on marine life forms.
A bike rally covering the fishing hamlets on the coast of Dwarka area was organised along with a community interaction programme with fishing community and they were educated on alternates to Single Use Plastic and their contribution in preserving the marine environment activities.