The government seems to have finally woken up to the necessity of completing the sea walls along the district’s coast. Speaker P. Sreeramakrishnan, who represents Ponnani in the Assembly, will visit the coast on Saturday. His visit to the affected areas on Saturday is expected assuage the temper of the people. Trees uprootedAs many as 12 families lost their houses as giant waves carved into the coast at Ponnani, Perumbadappu, and Veliyamkode in Ponnani taluk. The government has warned the people living along the coast and in low-lying areas to maintain vigil on Saturday and Sunday.

Source: The Hindu June 14, 2019 17:15 UTC