Nearly 5,000 families in Chellanam brace for vagaries of rough sea this monsoon
Nearly 5,000 families in Chellanam panchayat face renewed risks from the monsoon as construction of the second phase of a tetrapod-based seawall has seen minimal progress since its inauguration in March 2026. Despite the lack of a completion timeline, many displaced residents have returned and repaired damaged homes, relying on the promise of the project. The first phase of the seawall, spanning 7.3 km, was completed at a cost of ₹347 crore.
- ▪The second phase of the Chellanam seawall, inaugurated on March 7, 2026, spans 6.10 km and is estimated to cost ₹404 crore.
- ▪Funding for the second phase is being provided by the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board.
- ▪Many families who had relocated due to sea erosion have returned and repaired their homes in anticipation of the seawall's completion.
- ▪The first phase of the seawall, covering 7.3 km from Chellanam to Puthenthode, was completed at a cost of ₹347 crore.
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Nearly 5,000 families in Chellanam panchayat remain exposed to the vagaries of what threatens to be a rough sea this monsoon, as the second-phase construction of the tetrapod-based seawall, launched with much fanfare ahead of the Assembly elections, has made little progress.Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the second phase, spanning 6.10 km from Puthenthode to Manassery, at an estimated cost of ₹404 crore to be funded under the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board, on March 7, 2026. Though no timeline was announced for its completion, encouraged by the project, many affected families who had moved out on rent have since returned after repairing houses damaged by sea incursions using resources raised with considerable difficulty.
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