V S Sivakumar MLA has urged the Revenue and Fisheries ministers to urgently convene a meeting of people’s representatives and officials to discuss the hardships faced by fishermen families due to coastal erosion. Representations have been given to both ministers in this regard, Sivakumar said. Fishermen families are currently being rehabilitated in schools in the vicinity. This affects the functioning of the schools. The previous UDF government had taken steps to establish permanent shelters. The present government should allocate money for the same at the earliest, he said. Coastal erosion will become severe during June and July, Sivakumar said.
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