Over 100 Chellanam families interested in rehabilitation
The Hindu
Kerala government’s Punargeham project offers to relocate those living within 50 metres of high tide line
More than 100 families in the coastal village of Chellanam, suffering from relentless sea erosion and flooding of homes, have expressed interest in being rehabilitated under the ‘Punargeham’ programme announced by the State government nearly two years ago. Fisheries Department sources said more than 200 families in Ernakulam district had expressed interest in being rehabilitated and relocated in the wake of severe sea incursion. Enquiries from Chellanam, one of the most affected areas, stood around 150, said sources. The Punargeham programme involves relocating families living within 50 metres of the high tide line along the Kerala coast. The Fisheries Department has sent out a call to owners of land measuring 50 cents, not falling within the Coastal Regulation Zone, for the erection of housing complexes. Department sources said the land would be acquired by the government for constructing the housing complex that would accommodate the families requiring relocation.More Related News
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