Adopt beaches to keep them clean: Coastal Security Police offers people
Udupi: Organizations and institutions who wish to contribute to cleanliness of beaches may now do so by adopting beaches with the help of the Coastal Security Police.
Coastal Security Police, who made the offer to the people, has added that the interested party would have to agree to work at maintaining hygiene of a beach for a minimal period of time. The people and organizations of the cities and towns near a beach may also contribute to the work.
The Coastal Security Police has a total of nine stations in the three coastal districts of Karnataka – five in Uttara Kannada, three in Udupi and one in Dakshina Kannada – and is working on cleaning up the 324 km-long coastline of the state.
The Coastal Security Police said that the beach maintenance programme was launched to spread awareness among the people about marine pollution and about the disposal of waste by visitors to beaches. The fish eat up a huge quantity of the plastic that is thrown on the beaches and reaches the depths of the sea. People who consume such fish face several health issues, as a result.
Abdul Ahad, superintendent of the Coastal Security Police, said, “There is a special focus on making the beaches polythene-free. The project, which was started in August this year, was continued every month by the government departments and various organizations.”
The project is entering its last phase this month. Various programmes are being organized between December 27 and 31 as a part of the valediction of the project. The cleanliness work will go on from 7 am to 10 am for four days, starting December 27.
On December 31, various events will be held from dawn to midnight. The Coastal Security Police is hosting art and cultural activities, including sand art, on the beach.
Ahad said that the onus is on the people to voluntarily maintain the hygiene of the beaches.
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Trump repeats claim he stopped potential nuclear war between India and Pakistan
New York/Washington (PTI): US President Donald Trump has repeated his claim of resolving the India-Pakistan conflict and asserted that Islamabad's leadership credited him for saving millions of lives.
"We stopped a potential nuclear war between Pakistan and India. And the head of Pakistan, a highly respected General, he's a Field Marshal and also the Prime Minister of Pakistan, said President Trump saved 10 million lives, maybe more...,” Trump said Monday.
He made these remarks at Mar-a-Lago, Florida, flanked by Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, Navy Secretary John Phelan, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
“You know, eight planes were shot down. That war was starting to rage, and he actually said the other day that President Trump saved 10 million lives, maybe more. So we solved all these wars. The only one I haven't solved yet is Russia, Ukraine,” he said.
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Since May 10, when Trump announced on social media that India and Pakistan had agreed to a “full and immediate” ceasefire after a “long night” of talks mediated by Washington, he has repeated his claim over 60 times that he “helped settle” the tensions between the two neighbours.
New Delhi has consistently denied any third-party intervention.
India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7, targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam attack that killed 26 civilians.
India and Pakistan reached an understanding on May 10 to end the conflict after four days of intense cross-border drone and missile strikes.
