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God’s own country is sea sick
Updated On: 28 April, 2024 06:20 AM IST | Thrissur | Vinod Kumar Menon
The sea has been taking large bites of Kerala’s coasts, swallowing houses, farms, and livelihood. The vote, in these parts, will go to the candidate who will compensate this loss
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Every morning, 62-year-old Vivekanandan sits on the shore near Kadappuram village, which is largely comprised of fisher folk, to look out at the sea which gulped down the house where he was born. He has not received any compensation for his losses, till date. Pics/Atul Kamble
Every morning, 62-year-old Vivekanandan sits on the shore near Kadappuram village and looks out at the sea where his house would have stood. He was born in it, and with his meagre earning as a daily-wage labourer, converted into a pukka house, with terrace. He lived in it for more than six decades until the sea pushed him out one night, giving him and his family just enough time to gather valuables and run.
To his neighbours, mostly fisherfolk, his loss is not unique, or more tragic than theirs. On the coastal belt of Engandiyur in Thrissur district, Kerala, the sea has been chipping land away for years. By gnawing away at natural barriers such as beaches and sand dunes, coastal erosion can increase vulnerability to storm surges, cyclones, and tsunamis. The extensive coastal erosion plays a role in altering surface temperature, resulting in global warming.
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