| On April 20th, 2006 Reef Watch
Marine Conservation organized a beach clean-up at
Carter Road, Bandra as part of a marine biodiversity
awareness program for the Beacon High School and
the American School of Bombay. Students and other
participants joined hands with BMC staff to clear
this part of the coast and mangroves of plastic
debris.
The event was a great success. The children saw
at close quarters, the state of affairs of the
mangroves at Carter Road, Bandra. They immediately
realized that no creature would opt to live in
an environment that is overflowing with plastic
and other debris. They could see that the trash
build-up was slowly choking a whole cycle of life
which will eventually affect all of us.
The children expressed a sense of accomplishment
when they participated in the cleaning with BMC
employees and other volunteers. The faculty and
students of both the schools were very keen to
sustain the fervour through periodic events addressing
environment conservation.
The clean-up was followed by a presentation by
Reef Watch Marine Conservation on Marine Biodiversity,
the threats and the vision. The response of students
was full of concern about various aspects of environment
degradation.
Mitali Dutt Kakar, Head of Reef Watch Marine
Conservation, then told the children how her experiences
with marine life and stressed the need for youth
involvement in marine conservation efforts |
