Kings and climate change | K.R. Sunil photographs Chavittu Nadakam artistes in Kerala who are facing rising sea levels

Kings and climate change | K.R. Sunil photographs Chavittu Nadakam artistes in Kerala who are facing rising sea levels

Fisherman and Chavittu Nadakam artiste George Vadakkepparambil | Photo Credit: K.R. Sunil Silosh George, a fisherman from Chellanam, a coastal village in Kochi, moonlights as a Chavittu Nadakam artiste. In his 30s, George is one of the few young practitioners of the 16th century dance drama. He often attends rehearsals after the day’s work. Once […]

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Explained| Chellanam’s new tetrapod-based seawall

Explained| Chellanam’s new tetrapod-based seawall

Why was this new installation necessary? How has it improved the lives of the coastal residents? Why was this new installation necessary? How has it improved the lives of the coastal residents? The story so far: Over the past few years, Chellanam, an idyllic coastal village in Kerala’s Ernakulam district, would unfailingly hit the headlines […]

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Tetrapod seawall brings relief to Chellanam residents

Tetrapod seawall brings relief to Chellanam residents

The aim is to complete the construction of 7.32-km-long seawall before April 2023 The aim is to complete the construction of 7.32-km-long seawall before April 2023 The newly installed tetrapod-based seawall seem to have brought much needed relief to the residents of sea erosion-prone Chellanam in Ernakulam district during the latest episode of rain fury. […]

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