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- Severe monsoon-driven sea erosion in Kasaragod, Kerala, has washed away the Cherangai-Kavungoli coastal road, cutting off around 200 families, with the sea advancing nearly 100 metres inland at Kavugoli.
- Erosion has also been reported at Nellikunnu, Cherangai, Uduma, Pallikkara, Musodi and other stretches, damaging seawalls and geobag protections and threatening hundreds of homes, while families in high-risk areas have been shifted to safety.
- The ICAR-Central Plantation Crops Research Institute has lost about 80 metres of its compound wall and warned of damage to its experimental farm.
- Residents are demanding permanent, scientifically designed protection such as tetrapods or concrete seawalls, alleging that crores spent on coastal works have failed.
What to watch next
- Whether authorities respond to the institute's appeal for urgent coastal protection and approve permanent measures like tetrapods or concrete seawalls
- Extent of further erosion to the coastal road and remaining seawalls, including the risk to hundreds of houses near Koyippady beach
- Condition of the ICAR-CPCRI boundary wall, where another 30 metres remains precarious
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