Port Blair, Jan 24: A mass Beach Cleanliness drive was organized in Little Andaman on occasion of 125th Birth Anniversary of Freedom Fighter Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on 23/01/2021.

As part of this august occasion, all the beaches of Little Andaman were cleaned which included Harminder Bay, Chattan Beach, Jetty area, Fish Landing Centre area, 06 Km to 07 Km beach, Kalapathar and Butler Bay. Apart from this, Shoulder area of Little Andaman Trunk Road (LATR) was also cleaned during this drive.

The main objective for organizing this campaign was to pay tribute to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on his Birth Anniversary. Around 600 people including PRIs, Govt. employees, youth and general public participated extensively in this campaign and contributed their valuable time to make this drive a grand success.

This cleanliness drive was organized under overall supervision of Shri Lakshay Singhal, IAS(P), presently holding the charge of Tehsildar, Little Andaman. More than 07 Tons (7000 Kgs) of plastic, glass bottles and other garbages have been collected and sent for further processing. It is first of its kind such a huge cleanliness drive in Little Andaman.

The District Administration appreciates the efforts of all the participants and looking for more such initiatives.