CLEAN SEA's approches

Clean Sea
A voluntary initiative to curb off plastic and non-degradable debris on seashore

Clean Sea is an initiative that started to keep beaches of Visakhapatnam free from all kinds of non-biodegradable waste. we focus on plastic waste that is being dumped in the ocean which reaches the seashore, collects them and takes it to municipal treatment plants. We aim to engage people of all ages in Visakhapatnam to participate in beach clean up activities that we take up on a daily basis or mostly during weekends.

We have noticed that the root cause for the damage being caused to the sea is the sewage waste that is left untreated before disposing into the ocean. Also single-use plastic bottles, plastic carry bags, and styrofoam are creating massive destruction on the shore.

CLEAN SEA's approches

Our idea is to take this issue of improper sewage management and drainage system to the notice of government officials and discuss our action plan to curb the non-degradable waste on the beach. Vizag is bounded by hill ranges of eastern ghats and the majority of town population live on the hill slopes.

There is a great need for proper sewage management when it comes to hill areas.

All the debris on the roadsides polyethylene waste and other waste material reach the sewers along with the runoff flowing downstream. We idealize the Panama Canal Locks system could be a good idea for the sewage water treatment in Visakhapatnam district.

The Panama Water system works based on the gravity flow technique for ships and vessels. It consists of three sets of locks that enable ships to move only in one direction. The same technology could also be implemented for waste disposal management where the untreated solid wastewater is led to the first chamber of canal locks where the nondegradable waste could be collected. The valve then opens to the next chamber where the remaining leftover debris is removed, the treated water is then led into third chamber gates which open into the ocean. Also opening of the culverts has to be provided with different sized mesh or filters to collect the waste which has to be manually removed time and again.

   

The deadly nondegradable plastic debris which is already present in oceans could be managed by ocean cleanup machinery. It works by creating a cost line to collect the floating plastic that is being employed in cleaning the great pacific garbage patch. Other machineries like trash skimmers are the best technology to deploy in managing currently existing trash in water bodies.

Clean sea aims to bring awareness in people of Vizag about the need to save our sea from the plastic menace. We are planning to share our ideas with the municipal corporation officials and other Govt authorities. We are also working to bring local social service bodies, volunteers and youth on a common platform. We worked together to keep our beautiful seashore clean by picking up the trash clinging on to the rocks and plastic debris on the seashore.