What is a Blue Flag?

The Blue Flag is the most prestigious voluntary award for beaches, marinas, and justifiable boating tourism machinists. To achieve this Blue Flag award there are certain criteria that have to be met and maintained like - sequence of strict environmental, instructive, protection, and convenience.

Purpose of Blue Flag

The Blue Flag program aims to tie the bond between people and the environment, so that the people can relate to their surroundings, can be aware of it, and should know how to keep it clean. It encourages the sustainable progress of freshwater and marine areas and also pushes people to study their atmosphere. The Blue Flag program also defy domestic supremacy, beach machinists, and maintainable boating tourism operators to attain high quality in water superiority, ecological administration, environmental teaching/ information, security, and amenities.

How to achieve Blue Flag tag

Blue Flag is the initiative by the worldwide board of judges from the United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP), United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), Denmark-based NGO Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE), and International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

The Blue Flag license is rewarded by the Denmark-based non-profit Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) and can be achieved by a beach, marina, or sustainable boating tourism operator, and provides an eco-label. It is rewarded once a year to beaches and marinas in FEE-associated countries but only to those who have met their fixed 33 strict environmental learning, bathing water quality, preservation, and safety & access-related criteria.

1. Shivrajpur – Gujarat

Shivrajpur beach, is situated in the Dwarka district of Gujarat, is a beautiful crystal clear beach. The beach is labeled for excellent water quality, according to the case study Coastal Monitoring in Shivrajpur, India by water technology company Xylem.

2. Ghoghla - Diu

Located in the Ghoghla village, near Diu, this beach clearly mentions that it is clean and safe for water sports like parasailing, surfing, and banana boat. It is a great tourist attraction and is very well maintained.

3. Kasarkod – Karnataka

Inaugurated in 2013 Kasarkod beach is positioned near the Honavar taluk of Uttara Kannada region in Karnataka. This virgin beach offers a picturesque view with white sand surrounded by Casuarinas.

4. Padubidri – Karnataka

This Blue Flagged beach is situated in the town of Padubidri and comes on the way from Udupi to Mangalore. Sunrise and sunset are the two things you just cannot miss if you are here!

5. Kappad - Kerala

Home to numerous migratory birds this beach is located near Koyilandy in Kozhikode. Beautified with rocks and small hills this beach is known for its safety measure.

6. Rushikonda - Andhra Pradesh

Situated on the coastline of the Bay of Bengal in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, it is known for its golden sands, sparkling waves, and luxuriant green vegetation. It is popular for its outstanding facilities 

7. Golden - Odisha

Also known as Puri beach this is located on the shore of the Bay of Bengal in Puri, Odisha. This amazing beach with golden sand is enormously admired by the devotees who pay their visit to the Jagannath temple.

8. Radhanagar- Andaman and Nicobar

Radhanagar in Havelock Island, Andaman is one of the stunning beaches in the nation. Besides a Blue Flagged beach, it has been also awarded as the seventh-best beach in the world’ and Asia’s best by Times Magazine.

9. Kovalam - Tamil Nadu

Formerly known as Covelong this beach is located in the Kanchipuram area which is about 40 kilometers away from Chennai. This Blue Flagg-approved beach provides the ideal ambience to its visitors.

10. Eden - Puducherry

Situated in Chinna Veerampattinam near Puducherry Eden beach is the first beach in the Union Territory to get the Blue Flag certification as it is operational with facilities of worldwide standards for travelers.