{"id":640444,"date":"2023-03-30T06:40:55","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T10:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/?p=640444"},"modified":"2023-03-30T06:43:42","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T10:43:42","slug":"ust-organises-cleanup-drive-at-perumathura-beach-as-part-of-adopt-a-beach-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/640444\/","title":{"rendered":"UST organises cleanup drive at Perumathura beach as part of \u2018Adopt A Beach\u2019 initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gmail_default\"><b>Kerala Local Self Government Minister MB Rajesh inaugurated the programme; Beach cleanup drive coincided with UN International Day of Zero Waste<br \/>\n<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_640446\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-640446\" style=\"width: 780px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-640446 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1-Minister-MB-Rajesh-inaugurated-USTs-Perumathura-beach-cleanup-drive.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"472\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-640446\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Minister MB Rajesh inaugurated UST&#8217;s Perumathura beach cleanup drive<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Thiruvananthapuram, 30 March 2023: As part of its \u2018Adopt A Beach\u2019 programme that aims at ensuring clean beaches free of plastic debris and other waste, digital transformation solutions company UST organised a Beach Clean Up Drive on March 30 (Thursday) at the Perumathura beach in the city.<br \/>\nMB Rajesh, Minister for Local Self Government, inaugurated the programme at the Permumathura Beach at 7.30 am. More than 100 volunteers from UST participated in the beach cleanup drive, along with the local citizens.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">The UST volunteers also organised an awareness campaign on to educate the people on how plastic debris in the ocean affects marine life. Harikrishnan Mohankumar, Senior Director Workplace Management and Operations; Sajina John, Director &#8211; Talent Acquisition COE; Ani Menon, Director, Work Force Management, from UST were also part of the programme, along with K T Balabhaskaran, Executive Director of Suchitwa Mission, and P Murali, Panchayat President.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">The programme coincided with the United Nations\u2019 International Day of Zero Waste, which calls for the promotion of sustainable production, consumption and disposal of products and minimize pollution to air, land, and water.<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_640447\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-640447\" style=\"width: 780px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-640447 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2-Minister-MB-Rajesh-with-UST-Volunteers-at-Perumathura-beach-cleanup-drive.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-640447\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minister MB Rajesh with UST Volunteers at Perumathura beach cleanup drive<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_640448\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-640448\" style=\"width: 780px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-640448 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-Minister-MB-Rajesh-takes-a-selfie-with-UST-Volunteers-at-Perumathura-beach-cleanup-drive.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-640448\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minister MB Rajesh takes a selfie with UST Volunteers at Perumathura beach cleanup drive<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_640449\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-640449\" style=\"width: 780px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-640449 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/4-UST-Volunteers-at-Perumathura-beach-cleanup-drive.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-640449\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UST Volunteers at Perumathura beach cleanup drive<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_640450\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-640450\" style=\"width: 780px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-640450 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/5-UST-Volunteers-after-cleanup-drive-at-Perumathura-beach.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-640450\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UST Volunteers after cleanup drive at Perumathura beach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_640451\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-640451\" style=\"width: 780px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-640451 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/6-UST-Volunteers-at-Perumathura-beach-cleanup-drive.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-640451\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UST Volunteers at Perumathura beach cleanup drive<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala Local Self Government Minister MB Rajesh inaugurated the programme; Beach cleanup drive coincided with UN International Day of Zero Waste Thiruvananthapuram, 30 March 2023: As part of its \u2018Adopt A Beach\u2019 programme that aims at ensuring clean beaches free of plastic debris and other waste, digital transformation solutions company UST organised a Beach Clean Up Drive on March 30 (Thursday) at the Perumathura beach in the city. MB Rajesh, Minister for Local Self Government, inaugurated the programme at the Permumathura Beach at 7.30 am. 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