Udupi: Sea Erosion Affects Fishermen at Muloor as Monsoon Approaches
Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (MM/RD)
Pics: Durga Digitals
Udupi, Jun 6: Sea erosion, nightmare to fishermen who live on the shores of the sea has affected the Udupi district too. The houses of Ashok Putran and Somnath Kotian located close to the sea at Muloor, near here lies on the verge of collapse, owing to heavy sea erosion. The tidal waves had washed away about 300 meters of sea shore in the sea erosion prone area.
Boulders that are dumped along the seashore here were washed away by the powerful sea tides. Ashok Putran has already taken refuge at a nearby Bhajana Mandir, located on high grounds owing to the threat of sea erosion to his house.
At the onset of monsoon, every year the same areas come under massive sea erosion. It was during the last monsoon, ministers Nagaraj Shetty and Dr V S Acharya had visited this location and assured of providing compensation to the affected families. The ministers also assured of finding permanent solution for sea erosion. But nothing has been done so far, here to avoid sea erosion. Locals blame the past Deputy Commissioner Ponnuraj who denied funds to carry out rescue operations in the same locality.
Udupi Tahsildar V B Fernandes and Fisheries and Port Department officer Naranappa visited the spot and assured of forwarding their report to the higher officials.
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