The Talpona river is the biggest river in Canacona Taluka with a length of 32 kms and catchment area of 233 sq kms, originating from the dense, mixed jungles of Ravan Dongor in between Nane and Kuske on the Western Ghats. An ecological hot spot, it comes down by passing through Bhatpal and Sadolxem fed by different tributaries at Nadke, Gaondongrem, Bhatpal and Khalwade and eventually drains into the Arabian Sea at Talpona thus deriving its name. 

Scores of fishermen from Sadolxem and Talpona depend for their livelihood on this river. The Water Resource Dept. has constructed 20 bhandaras to block water and use it for irrigation purposes; there is a bridge built by Portuguese on the NH at Ordhofond across this river, a Bailey bridge is constructed at Sadolxem village over a decade ago, little down, the Konkan railway has a bridge and within 100 mts another bridge is being constructed for the upcoming 4-lane bypass NH linking Mashem to Charrasta.

Due to sudden rise in waters on two occasions in the last decade has left residents on the banks thinking of these infrastructural projects as little too much of a burden to the smooth flow of such vast flow of rain water at such a small river which drains out water from over 66% of the talukas land area.

On close observation of this man made installations over the river it is worthy to make a note that there are piers of 1-mt wide built after every 2.5 mts all across the width of the river. Also locals allege that while building the bridge for NH bypass so close to the existing Rail bridge there was no study conducted to ascertain the positioning of pillars of the bridges.

 An octogenarian citizensays that he never saw or even heard of from his elders anything like the October 2, 2009 floods. And now a mini situation replicating within a few years he fears worst for the people living in and around Talpona river.