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Blue Flag Certification Gujarat՚s Shivrajpur Beach
Blue Flag Certification (Cleanest beach by Foundation for Environment Education, Denmark)
Proposed Beaches to be Included
- Shivrajpur (Devbhumi Dwarka, Gujarat)
- Bhogave (Sindhudurg, Maharashtra)
- Ghoghla (Diu, Daman and Diu)
- Miramar (Panjim, Goa)
- Kasarkod (Karwar, Karnataka)
- Padubidri (Udupi, Karnataka)
- Kappad (Kozhikode, Kerala)
- Eden (Puducherry)
- Mahabalipuram (Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu)
- Rushikonda (Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh)
- Golden (Puri, Odisha)
- Radha nagar (Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar)
Blue Flag Certification Criteria
- Blue Flag programme was started in France in 1985 and in areas out of Europe in 2001. The programme promotes sustainable development in freshwater and marine areas through four main criteria: water quality, environmental management, environmental education, and safety.
- Forty-seven countries currently participate in the program, and 4,573 beaches, marinas, and boats have this certification.
- It is awarded annually to beaches and marinas in FEE member countries.
Permissible Activities in CRZ for Blue Flag
According to the notification issued in January, the following activities and facilities would be permitted in the CRZ of the beaches, including islands, subject to maintaining a minimum distance of 10 meters from the High Tide Line (HTL) :
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