First phase of tetrapod seawall construction completed in Chellanam

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Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan reviewing the archetypal  signifier   of the tetrapod seawall  construction project astatine  Chellanam connected  Saturday.

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan reviewing the archetypal signifier of the tetrapod seawall  construction project astatine Chellanam connected Saturday. | Photo Credit: R.K. Nithin

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said present connected Saturday (March 7, 2026) that radical would acquisition improvement erstwhile it reaches everywhere.

The government’s ‘Navakeralam’ inaugural aims astatine ensuring improvement for all, helium said successful his inaugural code astatine the completion of the archetypal signifier of the tetrapod seawall operation successful Chellanam panchayat. He besides inaugurated the motorboat of the 2nd signifier of the task connected the occasion.

He said the task had helped successful bringing alleviation to the radical of Chellanam impacted by oversea erosion. The archetypal signifier of the project, covering a 7.3-km agelong from Chellanam to Puthenthode, was completed astatine a outgo of ₹347 crore. Chellanam is the worst affected among the 10 hotspots facing oversea erosion successful Kerala, helium added.

The 2nd signifier of the task aims astatine constructing a seawall on the 6.1-km agelong and is estimated to outgo ₹404 crore, according to a release.

Published - March 07, 2026 09:10 p.m. IST

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