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18 JUNE 02, 2023

Indian Consulate in New York organizes

beach cleaning activity in Long Island

The global Initiative, a major part of India’s G20 Presidency, organized with
Shanti Fund and New York State Parks Dept.

OUR BUREAU
New York, NY

he Consulate General of India, New York,
in partnership with Shanti Fund, and New
TYork State Parks Department, organized a
Beach Cleaning activity on May 21, 2023, at Jones
Beach, Long Island, New York as part of G-20
‘Beach Cleanup’.
“Addressing marine litter” is one of the fo-
cus areas under India’s G20 Presidency. Keeping
Gandhian ideals on cleanliness at centerstage, the
beach cleanup drive was a part of India’s global
initiative to bring attention to the problem of ma-
rine litter and the need to work together towards
sustainable development of oceans. The activity
also formed part of “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav”
– celebration of 75 years of India’s Independence.

Speaking on the occasion, Consul General
Randhir Jaiswal highlighted the message

behind the theme of India’s G20 Presiden-
cy – ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’.
tems. Plastic wastes harm marine life. the role of citizens and their participation in pre-
He emphasized the importance of Mission The message from the event was that it is a venting and cleaning up marine litter.
LiFE (Lifestyle For Environment) and the need matter of urgency that we, the global community, The event saw enthusiastic participation from
to adopt sustainable and environment-friendly address plastic waste dumping into the sea. the members of the community who came in large
lifestyles. Beach cleanup activity helps in preserv- The initiative will draw global attention to the numbers including children to be part of the Swa-
ing and protecting the coastal and ocean ecosys- need to combat coastal and marine pollution and chhata Abhiyan and celebration of Mission LiFE.

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