Thousands of volunteers took portion successful large-scale formation cleanups and consciousness drives successful and astir the metropolis connected the juncture of International Coastal Cleanup Day 2025. The events were coordinated by authorities departments, acquisition institutions, non-governmental organisations, and national groups.
As portion of a nationwide run initiated by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) organised cleanups astatine Besant Nagar formation successful Chennai, Kovalam formation successful Chengalpattu.
More than 1,300 participants, including officials, students, and residents, collected 1,635 kg of waste. Of this, 368 kg of recyclable discarded was sent to authorised recyclers, and 1,267 kg of non-recyclable discarded was directed to cement industries for co-processing, the TNPCB said successful a release.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Southern Zone Bench Advocates relation organised a cleanup thrust on the Buckingham Canal Road agelong adjacent the Chepauk MRTS station. The thrust was led by Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana and adept subordinate Prashant Gargava.
At Akkarai beach, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, successful collaboration with the National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR) and the Ministry of Earth Sciences, conducted a coastal consciousness campaign. Around 250 NSS volunteers and 50 module members participated, collecting 225 kg of discarded which was handed implicit to Chennai Corporation for disposal.
Environmental non-profit organisation SWOTT (Students Working On The Terrain), successful concern with Greater Chennai Corporation, Greater Chennai Police, Mangrove Foundation of India, and different section organisations, led a large cleanup crossed a 2.5-km coastal agelong successful Chennai. Over 3,750 volunteers—including students from SRM Institute, MOP Vaishnav College, and DG Vaishnav College—participated, collecting much than 4 tons of waste.
Separately, NCCR and Kabadiwalla Connect piloted a scrap store integration exemplary crossed 5 formation sites, collecting 1,100 kg of waste, including 260 kg of adust recyclables. At Kovalam, a shade nett betterment thrust led to the removal of 95 kg of abandoned sportfishing gear.
