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After close to two decades of relentless erosion by the Arabian Sea, the completion of a 7.35-km tetrapod seawall, reinforced by a network of groynes, has triggered something close to a miracle. Nearly 120 families who once moved away after losing everything have returned home.
For the local community, the cabinet nod is also a validation of sustained public agitation.
For a moment, it appeared that the people’s movement born of desperation had successfully rewritten political grammar.
The first phase of the seawall project, covering a 7.3 km stretch, was completed in 2023 at a cost of ₹347 cr.
Sea incursion was worst at Cheriyakadavu with waves invading the area.
In July, over 300 houses in the area were completely inundated as sea incursion intensified in the area.
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