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32 JUNE 02, 2023

Indian Consulate organizes mega beach clean

up campaign in famous Brazilian tourist town

City Hall secretary thanks the Indian Consul General and members of the community for their

initiative as part of the campaign during India’s presidency of G-20 group

Indian Consul General in Sao Paulo, Manisha Swami, diplomats of Indian consulate and their families along with SVCC director Dr Jyoti Shukla
and City Hall secretary and others at the beach in Guarujá in Sao Paulo

OUR BUREAU tary and other staff gathered at the of growing cooperation between our picking plastic bottles, wrappers and
beach around 9 30 in the morning. two countries.” The head of Indian other discarded bits in the green
Guarujá, Sao Paulo
Indian Association (IASP) presi- mission in Sao Paulo thanked the bags which were brought back to the
he Consulate General of In- dent Shobhan Saxena and cultural City Hall, IASP and other volunteers starting point before disposed of by
dia and Swami Vivekananda director Vijay Bavaskar along with who joined the campaign. the City Hall staff. It was a sign of a
TCultural Centre (SVCC), Sao members of the community from Before the group of Indian of- positive impact of the campaign that
Paulo, in collaboration with City Hall Sao Paulo joined the effort at the ficials, members of the community a number of local people, walking or
Guarujá organized a cleaning cam- beach of the vacation town which is and local volunteers, collected green jogging along the beach, stopped by
paign titled “Mega Beach Clean Up” famous for its beauty and food. Head bags and blue gloves to begin the thanked the Indian officials and com-
in this beautiful beach town on Sun- of Chancery Harish Baxla and Con- beach-cleaning activity, City Hall munity members for the campaign in
day, May 21, 2023. sul Adarsh Mishra and other officials secretary thanked the Indian Consul the town which attracts a huge num-
As an initiative of India’s G-20 of the Consulate also participated in General and members of the com- ber tourists from all over the state of
presidency, the campaign was orga- the event. munity for their initiative. “You all Sao Paulo.
nized globally and the major focus of Addressing the gathering at are always welcome to this city. It is After more than two hours of
it was Brazil as the South American Praia das Astúrias beach in Guarujá, your home,” said the secretary, add- cleaning activity, the group retired
country will take over G-20 Presiden- CG Manisha Swami said, “It is a mat- ing that on Saturday, May 27, the to a kiosk by the main city road pass-
cy from India in September 2023. ter of great significance that we have beach town will be hosting a Yoga ing by the beach to relish vegetable
Led by Indian Consul Gener- organized this campaign in Brazil Day event being organized by the In- biryani provided by Samosa & Com-
al (CG) Manisha Swami, diplomats today as our leaders, Prime Minister dian Consulate. pany restaurant of Sao Paulo as Indi-
of Indian consulate and their fam- Narendra Modi and President Lula Though the beach in the town is ans and Brazilians shared ideas and
ilies along with SVCC director Dr met at the G-7 meeting in Hiroshi- maintained well, the group of volun- thoughts on culture and other coop-
Jyoti Shukla and City Hall secre- ma, Japan. The campaign is a symbol teers walked along the blue waters, eration between the two countries.

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