Chellanam, Edvanakkad residents live in fear of sea wrath

Swells, high waves lead to flooding of residential areas on the coast

The coastal segments in Chellanam and Edavannakad are among the worst affected coastal regions in the district in the high waves and sea incursion into residential areas close to the coast. Around 170 families, all of them depending on fishing as a their means of living, have been affected in the Edavanakkad area where sea incursion has been quite frequent now, said Edvanakkad panchayat vice-president V. K. Iqbal. It is not possible for these people to relocate as they depend mostly on fishing for making a living, he said. The heavy summer rain and the swelling sea earlier this month had been like a warning for the people living in the coastal area about the upcoming rainy season, when things are likely to get worse.