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As part of the clean-up, portions of the Adyar and Cooum rivers, Chembarambakkam lake, Maduranthakam lake and Pulicat lake too will be cleaned. Increasing coverageFormer vice-president of IMF, Admiral Srinivasan said that India came 9th in merit for the international coastal clean-up programme, largely due to the ever increasing coverage along the south Indian coast under this programme. For this, a credible system of recycling of coastal trash into wealth at a local level should be put in place, he said. more-inDid you know that only 2% of the waste collected from beaches in the State is fish waste and 55% is plastics? Addressing the media on Tuesday, S.
Krishnamurthi, vice-president, IMF, Chennai, explained that their aim was to create awareness about the importance of keeping our beaches and oceans clean..