Chennai, Nov 10 (PTI) Chennai fisherfolk lined up on Monday to receive spectacle frames made from recycled nylon fishing nets under the 'Ocean to Vision' project, as French Ambassador to India Thierry Mathou highlighted the initiative's French connection.

Mathou recalled how, in March, the French vessel Plastic Odyssey docked at Chennai Harbour, bringing with it a solution for discarded fishing nets and other plastic waste that end up in the ocean.

On Monday, he formally launched the 'Ocean to Vision' project in Kottivakkam Kuppam on the East Coast Road.

"Now, I am impressed to see that the prototype has turned into 10,000 frames for spectacles, benefitting the fishermen community here. This is innovation with purpose, and we are honoured to see France’s partnership in this initiative,"

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