KRABI, April 24 (TNA) – Over one ton of ocean waste is
collected by activists and diving instructors at Thailand’s famous resort
island of Phi Phi in an environment conservation project during the COVID-19
lockdown.
The “Clean Me Phi Phi Today” project will continue until May
12 when the lockdown of Phi Phi Island is expected to be lifted.
Participating activists, divers and business operators
collected the likes of auto tires, glass and plastic bottles at the main pier
of the Island. They said some of the
garbage was swept into the sea during the Indian Ocean Tsunami of 2004.
Prasert Wongna, head of tourism business operators’ club of
Phi Phi, said with the travelling ban it was a great opportunity to revive the
environment of the island.
The project also draws Phi Phi community to improve waste
management and sewage system of the island.(TNA)
