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Ananya Shankar is from Chennai . She studies in 8th standard in Bala Vidya Mandir. She says "I enjoy singing, painting, writing and sports. I am really passionate about throw ball and badminton. I study in an environment where we are taught to keep our environment green and make us better and more aware citizens of today". Ananya Shankar from Bala Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Chennai is talking about Marina Beach in Chennai during an event organised by INTACH. Marina Beach is a natural urban beach in the city of Chennai, India, along the Bay of Bengal, part of the Indian Ocean. The beach runs from near Fort St. George in the north to Besant Nagar in the south, a distance of 13 km (8.1 mi), making it the longest natural urban beach in the country and the world's second longest. The