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Dileep V Kumar ByExpress News ServiceTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With the Poonthura coastal area experiencing large-scale shoreline change due to beach erosion, the Kerala State Coastal Area Development Corporation (KSCADC) is set to roll out shore protection works there. “The project area for the proposed shore protection works is located along the 2-km-long Poonthura seacoast. According to the officer, the shore protection works along with the beach landing would be facilitated by constructing five 100 metre long offshore breakwaters using geotubes. The construction of the proposed shore protection structures will be undertaken as per NIOT recommendations. Based on initial assessment, various shore protection options such as sand nourishment, segmented submerged breakwater, and groyne system have been proposed,” reads an excerpt from NIOT website..