The people of ODRP Colony of coastal village Podampetta under Ganjam block are reportedly in severe panic as the nearest sea water has started entering the colony here on Thursday night.
Several fishing boats, fishing nets, and motor pumps of the local fishing community were reportedly drowned under the heap of sands and deep sea water causing worry for the poor fishermen of the locality to survive.
When the sea water entered with 7-8 ft high tidal waves in to the ODRP colony, the fishing boats and nets were completely washed away. Since the district administration did not make any perpetual parking place for the fishermen for safety parking of fishing boats and nets in the village yet, the poor fishermen are compelled to park their fishing boats, motor pumps and fishing nets on the open bank of the sea taking risk, said villagers.
Though the Government provided shelter to some villagers in post-Phailin period, but unfortunately the government has neither constructed roads nor any parking complex for safe parking of fishing equipment, said the villagers.
The villagers now have demanded for immediate construction of a suitable and well protective parking hall or complex.