The State government will take urgent measures to protect the Ottamassery coast near Cherthala, Agriculture Minister P. Prasad has said.
He was speaking after visiting Ottamassery on Sunday. The coastline in Kadakarappally grama panchayat is facing constant sea surges and several houses are on the verge of collapse.
The Irrigation department, last year, launched the construction of seven breakwaters with a total length of 760 metres from CP stone 921 to CP stone 926 at Ottamassery. However, a study conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology- Madras (IIT-M) has observed various changes in the littoral zone including the ocean depth.
