Blu Flag Beaches

Blue Flag certification is a globally recognized eco-label accorded by the Foundation for Environment Education in Denmark (FEE).

It is a voluntary award for beaches, marinas, and sustainable boating tourism operators. In order to qualify for the Blue Flag, a series of stringent environmental, educational, safety, and accessibility criteria must be met and maintained.

History

The Blue Flag Programme started in France in 1985. It has been implemented in Europe since 1987 and in areas outside of Europe since 2001 when South Africa joined. 

The Blue Flag Programme promotes sustainable development in freshwater and marine areas. It challenges local authorities and beach operators to achieve high standards in the four categories of water quality, environmental management, environmental education and safety.

Over the years, the Blue Flag has become a highly respected and recognised award working to bring together the tourism and environmental sectors at local, regional and national levels. 

Blue Flag award

The Blue Flag is an international award for beaches, tourism boats and marinas that excel in quality and sustainability.

The criteria for selection of entities are developed in partnership with experts, to ensure they are sound. To know the criteria for selection and award of Blue Flag tag, click here.

Blue Flag sites

To view the details of the Blue Flag awarded sites across the world, click here

Blue Flag beaches in India

To view the details of the Blue Flag awarded beaches in India, are as follows.

1. Golden beach Puri, Odisha
2. Rushikonda beach, Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation Rushikonda Beach, Andhra Pradesh
3. Kovalam beach, Tamil Nadu East Coast of India
4. Eden beach, Puduchery, East Coast of India
5. Kappad main beach, Calicut, Kerala
6. Padubidri end point beach, Udupi, Karnataka
7. Eco-beach Kasarkod, Honnavar, Uttara Kannada, Karnataka
8. Ghogla beach Diu, Diu
9. Shivrajpur beach, Dwarka, Gujarat
10. Radhanagar Swarajdeep, South Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar
11. Minicoy Thundi Beach, Lakshadweep
12. Kadmat Beach, Lakshadweep

Source : Blue Flag website