India, Sept. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
To mark the beginning of Swachh Sagar Surakshit Sagar 5.0 campaign, a coastal cleanup drive was organised today at Digha, East Midnapore, by Ministry of Earth Sciences and coordinated Nation wide by National Institute of Ocean Technology(NIOT), Chennai. The cleanup drive commenced with an inaugural ceremony at the Marine Aquarium and Regional Centre (MARC). Around 100 participants, including college students and officials from MARC, Niot, Incois, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and the Indian Coast Guard, participated in the initiative.
Shri Sreenivasa Rao Gangi Reddy, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), inaugurated the programme, along with NIOT.
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