By Anuradha Nagaraj
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An estimated 7,000 voters boycotted Tuesday's local elections, saying there was no point in voting since government never listens nor fulfills its pledges to protect their fast-shrinking corner of southern Kerala.
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Coastal Kerala is one of the most densely populated areas in India, with fishing villages like Chellanam sandwiched between the Arabian Sea and its twisted network of backwaters, all within a kilometre of the high-tide line.
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The residents have formed a coastal protection group and are demanding a new breakwater wall and groynes to shield them from the high waves and slow the takeover of their land.
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