Two Blue Flag certified beaches damaged in cyclone Tauktae being restored
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The solely two Blue Flag certified beaches in the State, one at Kasarakod in Uttara Kannada and one other at Padubidri in Udupi district, which borne the brunt of cyclone Tauktae with their infrastructure getting damaged are being restored now.
According to official estimates, Padubidri seashore suffered a injury of ₹25.85 lakh and Kasarakod seashore, close to Honnavar, ₹36,000.
Udupi Deputy Commissioner G. Jagadeesha informed The Puucho on Thursday that he visited the Padubidri seashore on Wednesday (May 19). The restoration works have begun. “We have completed 50 % of them. The remaining will be over in another seven days.”
Somashekara B.K., Assistant Director of Tourism, Udupi mentioned that 10 LED mild poles with basis, eight stainless-steel bins with basis, parking space, backyard, electrical underground cable, and pipelines have been damaged at Padubidri.
The damaged safety wall close to the parking space and pitching to parking space are being restored to an extent of 150 metres and 300 metres respectively. The parking space must be repaired/restored as much as 300 metres. An extent of 360 sq. m of backyard space may even should be restored. The electrical underground cable and pipelines must be re-installed to an extent of 300 metres every.
Purushottam S., Deputy Director, Tourism, Uttara Kannada, mentioned that two electrical poles, a CCTV digital camera, pathway, a signage board, a water match machine and dustbins have been damaged. “The restoration works will be over by Thursday (May 20) night,” he mentioned.
The two beaches had been amongst eight in the nation which bagged the coveted eco-label ‘Blue Flag’ from the worldwide company Foundation for Environment Education, Denmark, final yr.
According to the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change which had embarked upon a programme for ‘Blue Flag’ certification for choose beaches in the nation, a ‘Blue Flag’ seashore is an eco-tourism mannequin to supply vacationers clear and hygienic bathing water, services/facilities, protected and wholesome setting and sustainable growth of the world. The certification is awarded by the Denmark-based company primarily based on 33 stringent standards in 4 main heads – environmental schooling and data, bathing water high quality, setting administration and conservation, and security and companies in the beaches.
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