Panaji: After a break throughout the day, a heavy shower once again attacked the country on Thursday, flooded the field that caused landslides and forced the river to overflow.
Returns of heavy rainfall not only watering the expectations of farmers who are waiting to save their rice cultivation, but also maintain firefighting personnel on their toes.
The unrelenting rainfall dropped the 25 million retention wall in Khadpaband, Ponda.
The resident of the housing complex has a narrow escape because no one is hurt in collapse.
In Sattari, the authorities had issued a warning to the villages of Sonal, Savorde, Kudshe, Savorhe, Khotode and Ganje after the surface of the water on the Mhadei river crossed a danger sign.
The water level in all rivers in Bicholim Taluka also rose after the Authority Dam Tillari issued water from the reservoir as a precaution.
The Tillari River water level rose to 40.3 million only 3M from the danger level.
The Chapora River is also in a full range, flooding a low area in Sal.
The bridge in Sal will also sink under water creating panic among the villagers.
The Department of Fire and emergency personnel said that they received more than 20 calls from all states, with most calls about trees that fell on the road and compound walls.
Two trees fell on a residential house, one in Palolem and the other at Avali Cotigao, causing damage around Rs 35,000.
According to the Station Fire Officer Ravindranath Pednekar, the first incident occurred in Palolem, where the mango tree fell at Shekhar Gaitonde’s house, caused him to lose Rs 10,000.
In Mapapa, a tree collapsed on a compound wall of the house.
Most of the beach Galgibaga in Canacona eroded and more than 25 Casuarina trees fell due to heavy rain and strong winds.
(With input from Albert Fernandes, Suraj Kaisuvker, AFAQ Khan & Pritam Chodankar)
Rain continues Pummel Goa, a river in full a series, flood warnings in Bicholim and Sattari
