Two beaches from Lakshadweep — Minicoy Thundi Beach and Kadmat Beach has been added to the list of ‘Blue Beaches’ by the Foundation for Environment Education (FEE).
The number of beaches certified under this Blue Flag certification now stands at 12 in India.
Blue Beaches is an eco-label given to the cleanest beaches in the world.
Both the beaches comply with all the 33 criteria as mandated by the Foundation for Environment Education (FEE).
The Thundi Beach is one of the most pristine and picturesque beaches in the Lakshadweep archipelago where white sand is lined by turquoise blue water of the lagoon.
The other Indian beaches in the blue list are Shivrajpur-Gujarat, Ghoghla-Diu, Kasarkod and Padubidri-Karnataka, Kappad-Kerala, Rushikonda- Andhra Pradesh, Golden-Odisha, Radhanagar- Andaman and Nicobar, Kovalam in Tamil Nadu and Eden in Puducherry beaches.