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Blue Flag Certification
Consider the following statements with reference to the Blue Flag Certification:
- The Blue Flag Programme was started in France in 1985 and has been implemented in Europe since 1987 and in areas outside Europe since 2001 when South Africa joined.
- Chandrabhaga beach located on the Konark coast of Odisha is the first beach in the country to receive Blue Flag Certification.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A |
Only 1
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B |
Both 1 and 2
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C |
Only 2
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D |
Neither 1 nor 2
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Your Ans is
Right ans is B
Your Answer Is Correct
Your Answer Is Wrong
Explanation :
- Blue Flag is an international certification of environmental properties and cleanliness on beaches.
- A ‘Blue Flag’ beach provides hygienic and clean bathing water, basic infrastructure to tourists and sustainable development in the area.
- This Certification is accorded by an international agency Foundation for Environment Education(FEE), Denmark based on 33 stringent criteria in four major heads i.e.
- -Environmental Education and Information,
- -Bathing Water Quality,
- -Environment Management and Conservation and
- -Safety and Services in the beaches.
- The programme originally started in France in 1985. It was presented to the FEE in 1987. It then became the European Blue Flag.
- In 2001, when South Africa became the first country outside of Europe to join the programme, the initiative changed its name to International Blue Flag.
- Spain has the largest number of 566 Blue Flag beaches while Greece and France have 515 and 395 such Blue Flag beaches respectively.
- Chandrabhaga beach located on the Konark coast of Odisha is the first beach in the country to receive Blue Flag Certification.
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