Marina beach is one of the famous tourist spots in Chennai. Greater Chennai Corporation Commissioner G Prakash told Madras High Court that the Marina beach may be started for the public sometime during the first week of November. However, the ultimate and official confirmation on this will have to be made by the state government, he added. The Chennai beach was declared closed when a nationwide lockdown was announced in March this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. In August, the Madras High Court had asked GCC to look at ways of reopening the beach for the public.

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Justices Vineeth Kothari and MS Ramesh were hearing the petition filed concerning the regulation of fish markets and the cleaning up of the beach. Notably, during the last hearing, the GCC Commissioner had informed the court that the beach will not open until the end of October, since lockdown was not completely lifted in the state. Reportedly, the judges also observed that the beach in Chennai had failed to receive the Blue Tag awarded by an international organization to the cleanest beaches around the world.

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The Environment Ministry recently announced that eight beaches in India have been awarded the prestigious Blue Flag certification by Foundation for Environment Education, Denmark. The bench had also passed remarks to the Corporation Commissioner and the Police Commissioner on keeping the beaches in the city clean. A Blue Flag beach is an eco-tourism model endeavoring to provide the tourists or beachgoers clean and hygienic bathing water, facilities, safe and healthy environment and sustainable development of the area.

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