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With
the sea ravaging the coastal belts of the neighbouring districts, the district
was on high alert mode on Monday. Apart from occasional periods of rough sea
and short tidal surges, the district remained unaffected.“Personnel have been deployed along the
coastal parts of the district. There were slight sea surges in the Vypin and
the Fort Kochi belts. All preparations, including sites for rehabilitation,
have been made and kept as a standby,” said District Collector P I Sheikh
Pareeth.The fishermen, however, chose to dismiss
the surges in Vypin and go about their daily activities.
“There wasn’t much of a danger along the Vypin belt. The sea surges in these
parts are common and most folks have gone fishing. The Kochi harbour also saw the
fishermen engaged in their normal activities,” said P Wilson, district
president of Swathanthra Matsya Thozhilali Federation.However, the fishermen along the
Chellanam miniharbour kept away from going to sea. The belt lies close to
Alappuzha and is prone to sea attacks. No untoward incidents were reported from
there. “In the morning, the sea was rough and hence many of the traditional
fishermen did not venture out. Only the trawling boats have gone fishing,” said
member of the 16th ward of the Chellanam panchayat.In the late evening, a slight receding of
the sea was reported from here and the boats were quickly called back.
Fishermen’s organisations said that
unexpected sea attacks during off-seasons need to be treated with due
seriousness. “Sea attacks of this type are unusual in August. They are usually
seen in the months of June, July, during the heavy monsoon season. Such a shift
in climatic conditions must be treated with due seriousness in the context of
the global warming. The Meteorological Department, institutions conducting
research in the field of ocean studies, fisheries and coastal ecology, must
undertake comprehensive studies to understand and deal with such phenomenon,” said
Charles George, secretary of Fishermen Coordination Committee.
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