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NGT conducts clean-up drive at Besant Nagar Beach
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Southern Zone Bench conducted a clean-up drive along the stretch from Besant Nagar Beach to Broken Bridge on Sunday at 4 p.m.
According to the organisers, the event was to mark World Environment Day, which falls annually on June 5. This also is a part of the ongoing campaign to end plastic pollution in Chennai.
The initiative involved around 150 participants, including conservancy workers from the Greater Chennai Corporation, officials from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB), volunteers from non-governmental organisations, and students from various colleges. Teams collected 510 kilograms of waste during the drive, a GCC zonal official said.
The NGT Southern Zone Bench coordinated the campaign in association with local bodies and civil society groups.
