Residents along Pantai Puteri in Melaka in southwestern Malaysia are hoping that the new state government to be formed on Nov 20 can solve the protracted coastal erosion in the area.
A majority of the residents are fishermen and claim that the erosion had caused them to lose up to 60% of their income. For them to survive, the problem needed to be resolved quickly.
When met by Bernama, fisherman Rozali Kadir, 50, said his income has dropped to just RM800 a month compared to RM2,000 previously.
Khairul Wahab, 47, said there was a proposal to install a breakwater wall or build a lagoon along the coastline of the village, but unfortunately, nothing had happened yet.
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