Sea erosion and wave of panic along coastal areas

Strong waves and sea erosion struck several coastal areas in Kollam, Alappuzha

and Thrissur districts on Monday, flooding and damaging houses, uprooting trees

and creating panic among the people. Some coastal stretches in Alappuzha

district witnessed the rare occurrence of the sea receding up to one km from

the shoreline, exposing the marshy sea-bed.Kollam:

The

surging waves struck Kakkathope, Kurisnmoodu, Gulfil Nagar, Thanni,

Adhichamanthoppu, Lakshmipuram, Kochuthoppu and Kakkathoppu coastal belt near

Eravipuram.The

district administration evacuated about 24 families from Tanni area. C T Suresh

Kumar, Fisheries Deputy Director, Kollam told Express that the families will be moved to the houses

constructed under the tsunami rehabilitation project at Mayyanad once they are

completed.

Alappuzha: More than 200 families along Alappuzha coast have been

shifted to relief camps.

Panic prevailed in the Purakkad coast after the sea withdrew from the shore for

some distance.

After the district administration failed to shift the people, the coastal

people blocked NH 47 for over two hours at Purakadu and Karoor. Revenue Minister

Adoor Prakash, Irrigation Minister P J Joseph and Home Minister Thiruvanchoor

Radhakrishnan visited the areas and promised immediate steps for constructing

sea walls in the affected places.Sea

erosion was reported at Omanappuzha, Vadackal, Punnappra, Challi Kadappuram, Ambalappuzha,

Purackadu, Karoor, Thrikkunnapuzha and Thottapally.

Sea water entered 160 houses and about 800 people were shifted to a relief camp

at K K Kunju Pillai Memorial School. One more relief camp will be opened at SD

Govt UP School at Neerkunnam.