BICHOLIM, JULY 24
A house was damaged at Karapur-Sarvan as heavy rains affected normal life in many parts of Bicholim taluka on Saturday.
According to reports, the incident occurred at about 7 pm, when branches fell on the house belonging to one Purushottam Katkar from Karapur, causing a loss of about Rs 10,000. A fire brigade rushed to the site and cleared the debris.
In another incident late Saturday evening, live wires fell on the road at the Bicholim Industrial Estate.
Several internal roads in Pale constituency have been damaged due to heavy rains and heavy mining traffic.
Speaking to Herald, Devanand Gawas of Devulwada-Pale claimed that the main road and most internal roads in the constituency have been damaged.
“The cause of this is not only the rains but continuous mining traffic in the area,” Gawas said.
“The road leading towards Devulwada, which is about 2 km from Pale panchayat, is in a bad shape. This poses a threat to motorists, especially two-wheeler riders”he added.
House damaged in Bicholim
BICHOLIM, JULY 24 A house was damaged at Karapur-Sarvan as heavy rains affected normal life in many parts of Bicholim taluka on Saturday. According to reports, the incident occurred at about 7 pm, when branches fell on the house belonging to one Purushottam Katkar from Karapur, causing a loss of about Rs 10,000. A fire brigade rushed to the site and cleared the debris.
