For the persistent demands of the residents of the densely populated coastal region, the candidates contesting from the Kochi constituency are all ditching to strengthen the beach wall.
On the complaint, residents have said about coastal security measures yet to be incomplete, the current MLA KJ Maxi, the LDF candidate from the region, said that since an allocation, the completion of the sea wall and the installation of groin Will be taken on priority. It was also made for this in the budget of the current financial year. He said that the process of 15 crore tendering process for the sea wall is going on and once the elections are over, the work will start. Since he was elected, Geotextile has been working on tubes. If the work was left undone during their predecessor time, they are unaware of it, he claimed.
The region’s UDF candidate Tony Chamani said the coastal region would be his top priority on his ‘development’ agenda. This includes raising the sea wall and groins, as well as addressing the livelihood needs of women in the area.
The constituency’s Twenty20 candidate, Shiny Antony, suggested a ‘scientific study’ to determine the region’s needs and plan ahead for the next few decades, rather than promising to meet the sea wall.
“The solution to the sea wall issue is simple. INS Dronacharya has a sea wall security system that can be extended along the 18 km long coast of Kochi. Kochi’s V4 Kerala candidate Nipun Cherian said, the two ruling coalitions have not gone into technical details. “The effort is to force people to leave the Chelanam coast and evict them. We will oppose the eviction scheme of the state government. The existing sea wall needs to be repaired as a preliminary measure, ”he said.
BJP candidate from Kochi CG Rajagopal also promised Grossis after setting up an expert committee to address the issues.
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