Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh Launches the 5th Edition of ‘Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar 2026’
Dr Jitendra Singh,Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Earth Sciences, has officially launched the 5th edition of ‘Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar 2026: SSSS v.5.0’. Building on its success over the last four years, the initiative has transformed into a powerful grassroots movement inspired by the Swachh Bharat vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Spearheaded by the Ministry of Earth Sciences, the campaign unites citizens, students, youth, coastal communities, and volunteer organisations/NGOs nationwide as part of Jan Bhagidhari to protect oceans and keep beaches pristine.
“Its “Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar 5.0” from September 12 to 19, 2026. Let’s all come together for sea beach clean-up drives, Ocean pledge, youth activities, rallies and more, to protect India’s vast and precious coastal area. Take the pledge: https://niot.res.in/SSSS/pledge.php . Take the pledge. Be the change. Protect our oceans’’, he said through a post on X, at the SSSS v.5.0 launch.
In a Video message Dr. Jitendra Singh Said, ‘’today we are launching the fifth edition of Swachh Sagar Surakshit Sagar. Swachh Sagar Surakshit Sagar has been growing into a people’s movement. India, as all of us know, has one of the longest stretches of coastal area spanning over 11,000 km and extending from the eastern to the western parts.’’
(UPDATED ON 1ST SEPTEMBER 2026)