The coastal areas of the city continued to be at the mercy of violent waves for the third consecutive day on Friday.
Few more huts and houses in the second and third row in Valiathura were destroyed and more families were moved to relief camps as the incessant rains that began on Thursday night compounded the problem of the residents of these regions.
According to officials from the District Administration, three more relief camps have been opened in Manacaud village.
Camps
The camps are at the Government High School at Kalady, the Kuriyathi School, and the rest house at Attukal temple. From Valiathura, a total of 141 people have been shifted to relief camps since Thursday. From Muttathara, 122 people have been shifted since Thursday.
Meanwhile, to prevent further erosion, truck loads of rocks are being deposited along the coast.
“Around 150 loads of rocks have been deposited till now. Depositing rocks here can only make a small difference. But, there are no other immediate measures we can take up right now. The sea has advanced quite a bit in recent days and the waves have been relentless,” said a district administration official.
The ‘pozhi’ (estuary) at Adimalathura and Pozhikkara were cut open on Tuesday to facilitate the outflow of water from the residential areas along the coast.
Around 200 houses were destroyed and several others damaged in the initial wave of sea erosion on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, 898 people were shifted to relief camps across the coastal areas of the district. The first relief camps were opened at the St.Antony’s Lower Primary School in Kochuthura and Valiathura UP School.
