Team Herald

CALVIM: Electricity along the Calvim Bridge, which was in darkness for over two-and-a-half months, was finally restored earlier this week following the illumination of streetlights. 

After noticing the bridge in total darkness on account of the non-functioning of the streetlights, the Aldona Block Congress Committee along with the residents of Calvim had threatened to hold candlelight protest march on the GSIDC office if the electricity was not restored.

Motorists driving on this stretch at night faced a grave threat to their life due to non-functioning of streetlights. The youth were taking advantage of the darkness to carry out illegal activities, the villagers had alleged. Finally, the power restoration has come as a sigh of relief to the commuters travelling on this bridge.

The Calvim Bridge was inaugurated on October 13, 2013, exactly a year and a half after a tragedy on February 18, 2012, when a bus transporting school children sank in the river; six students died in the accident. The cost the bridge was Rs 61 crore. And within few months of its inauguration, the bridge became a famous tourist attraction in Goa, but now it is in darkness.