Swachh Sagar Surakshit Sagar campaign culminates at Juhu Beach in Mumbai. Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh on Saturday said that India's 7500 km-long coastline will play a vital role in shaping up India's Vision @ 2047.<br />'' <br />'' He was speaking at the largest coastal clean drive-up drive, on the occasion of International Coastal Clean-up Day today at the famous Juhu beach in Mumbai.<br />'' <br />'' Emphasizing on cleanliness of beaches, he said that Indian need to leverage our under utilized oceanic resources in order to advance the economic growth of our nation.<br />'' <br />'' Dr. Singh informed that efforts are being made to remove 15 thousand tons of plastic waste from the sea.<br />'' <br />'' He added that India's bio-economy is growing fast and is projected to be around 1500 million dollars by 2025. Stating that PM Narendra Modi has been saying that different departments and organizations should not work in silos, Dr. Singh said that the Swachh Sagar Surakshit Sagar campaign has been implemented in a whole of government and nationwide manner, in which citizens across all coastal states participated. Dr. Singh also informed that in the next few years, Indians will go to explore the bottom of the sea just as they will explore the outer space.<br />'' <br />'' Also speaking on the occassion, Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has called for carrying out the coastal clean-up drive throughout the year. The Governor appealed that citizens should keep a clean India as well as a clean sea coast to create a healthy India.<br />'' <br />''Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has conducted this event as a part of International Coastal Cleanup drive in Mumbai. The ICG personnel along with more than 2000 children from various colleges and schools have cleaned the beaches at various locations of Mumbai like Juhu, Girgaon, Versova, Uttan, Madh Marve, Colaba, Bandra and Worli.<br />