Mangaluru: In the wake of torrential rains in the coastal region that brought scare to the people residing along the coast from Ullal to Uchhila in the district, State Food and Civil Supplies Minister U T Khader visited the area. 

Four houses had been washed by the waves and ten houses were facing threat of destruction in the Ullal area in the district.

After the inspection, the Minister told reporters that as several experiments of placing boulders and sandbags had no impact in containing the rising waves, the permanent sea erosion projects under Sustainable Coastal Protection and Management Project funded by Asian Development Bank (ADB), at an estimated cost of Rs 16 crore would be implemented soon. Deputy Commissioner A B Ibrahim said the work to prevent sea erosion permanently would be taken up and preventive action taken through the ADB- funded project.