Marine litter, especially plastic is a major cause of pollution and deterioration of marine environment. In the coastal area of Ramanathapuram District of Tamil Nadu an innovative initiative of a plastic check post is established and operated by the community through Eco-Development Committee. Ramanathapuram District, one of two aspirational districts of the Tamil Nadu, is home to South Asia and Southeast Asia’s first Marine Biosphere Reserve (also a Ramsar Site). Around 2 crores of ‘tourists visit Rameswaram every year and after the opening of the Rameswaram-Dhanushkodi-Arichanmunai Road, there is a large influx of plastic waste in the marine environment’... Read More