Chellanam residents to protest against lack of coastal protection measures

The Chellanam Kochi Janakiya Vedhi, an organisation demanding coastal protection, has said that it will organise a protest on Monday before the office of the Fisheries Deputy Director in Ernakulam to

The Chellanam Kochi Janakiya Vedhi, an organisation demanding coastal protection, has said that it will organise a protest on Monday before the office of the Fisheries Deputy Director in Ernakulam to protest against what the organisation alleged was the authorities’ failure to carry out coastal protection measures in a time-bound manner. The authorities were pretending to be “asleep to the appeal for help from Chellanam residents”, said a notice issued by the Janakiya Vedhi announcing the protest action. It said the members of the group would sleep in front of the fisheries office to symbolise the lack of action on the part of the authorities. The Janakiya Vedhi has also opposed a move by the State government to rehabilitate and relocate people living within 50 metres of the high tide line by setting up a housing complex. The organisation said people were looking towards the government introducing coastal protection measures and not relocation measures.