Int’l Coastal Cleanup Day: AWCS clears over 1.6 tonnes of waste from Kothapatnam beachMarking International Coastal Cleanup Day 2025, Animal Warriors Conservation Society and HCLFoundation led a massive beach cleanup at Kothapatnam Beach in Andhra Pradesh. Over 117 participants, including marine police and local residents, removed 1,626 kg of plastic and debris. By Telangana Today Published Date - 20 September 2025, 11:06 PMSangareddy: On the occasion of International Coastal Cleanup Day 2025, Animal Warriors Conservation Society (AWCS), in collaboration with HCLFoundation, organised a large-scale beach cleanup at Kothapatnam Beach in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh. The collective effort resulted in the removal of an astounding 1,626 kilograms of plastic waste, discarded fishing nets, and other non-biodegradable debris from the shoreline. International Coastal Cleanup Day, observed across more than 100 countries, is the world’s largest volunteer-driven initiative for ocean and coastal protection.