Meditation centre, reading room, recliners: Chennai's Marina Beach gets ‘blue flag’ upgrade

Marina Beach

Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin inaugurated eco-friendly developmental features at Marina Beach on Sunday under the Blue Flag Certification programme.

According to The New Indian Express, 20 sunshades, 40 recliner benches, 12 benches all made of bamboo, four watchtowers, 24 garbage bins, an entry arch, a meditation centre, a reading room, and two selfie spots have been set up on a 20-acre area at Rs 7.31 crore.

Besides this, 12 wheelchairs for the persons with disabilities, four areas with children’s play equipment, exercise equipment and adaptive play equipment for the PwDs, a breastfeeding room, CCTV cameras and first aid room, a waiting room, separate bathrooms and toilet facilities for men and women and drinking water facilities through an automatic machine have been set up, the report added.

VIDEO | Chennai: Tamil Nadu Deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin (@Udhaystalin) inaugurates Blue Flag certification work at the Marina Beach.

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As per the report, the beach will be cleaned using mechanical cleaning machines.

Blue Flag certification is an international initiative to safeguard the environment and marine ecology. Kovalam beach in Chengalpattu was the first in Tamil Nadu to get the Blue Flag beach certification.

Following this, CM MK Stalin ordered eco-friendly development to preserve the marine ecology in the beaches of Chennai, Cuddalore, Ramanathapuram, and Thoothukudi, making them Blue Flag certified, which would attract more foreign tourists.