After fishers' protest, move to break sandbar at Muthalapozhi dropped

FOLLOWING stiff protest from the fishermen, the Harbour Engineering Department had to drop its plan to break the sandbar at Muthalapozhi Estuary on Thursday.

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Hundreds of fishermen gathered at the Muthalapozhi Harbour on Thursday to protest the move of the Harbour Engineering Department to remove the sandbar to avoid flooding in the area. Though the officials arrived along with police protection and the proceedings issued by the district collector under the Disaster Management Act, the protesters refused to heed the request of the officials.