Residents block highway at Kannamaly in Kerala’s Ernakulam protesting sea incursion impact

Sea Attack in Chellanam (File Photo) | Photo Loan: H. Vibhu

Throughout the coastal Ernakulam region in Kerala, the inhabitants of Chellanam Panchayat left siege to 66 on the second day of Kannamaly, Kochi-Alapuzha State Highway 66 and stopped on Tuesday, June 17, 2025.

A country’s boat and swept by waves are used to block the motorway. The police direct the traffic on both sides of the blockade and the highway remains through the abandoned Kannamaly, except for protesters.

This has been followed by the worst of the sea attack since the beginning of the monso, and swept into hundreds of households in Chellanam Panchayat for more than two hours on Monday evening. The spontaneous protest is organized by residents, not under the auspices of any organization. In many areas, people hit the streets after the water hip-high rise.

“Approximately 2,000 households in 10 wards in Panchayats continue to be affected and at least half of the water was worn. Sea erosion was the worst in Chellanam Panchayat,“ the general meeting of Chellanam-Kochi Janakeaya Vedhi said.

Vedhi had to intervene on both sides of the blockade on both sides of the blockade on Monday evening, including buses to Alappuzha and Alappuzha. The blockade started at 16.30 was called at 19:00

Traffic directed

The blockade resumed around 6 am on Tuesday. Traffic from Chellanam to Thoppumpady is directed from Kanakkadavu and Thoppumpady to Chellanam from Kattiptaranbu via Kumbalanghi.

Kochi and Alleppey Archdioceses demanded a permanent solution to the sea attack that they supported the public protest. The decision was taken on Monday at a Care Chellanam-Kochi meeting gathered by Archdioceses.

Hunger strike by priests

The rallies that declared the decision will be held on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, and then will be held by the priests at the Thoppumpady Bot Junction on 20 June 2025.

On June 30, Chellanam-Kochi Janakeaya Vedhi called a map to protest against the delay in the postponement of tetrapodes and Groyne series in order to get rid of the sea erosion of tetrapodes and Groyne series.