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Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: WRD Minister Subhash Shirodkar today informed the House that desiting work of major rivers including Mhadei and Valvanti to be taken up in January 2025 if needed. “Desilting work of major rivers including Mhadei & Valvanti; survey of Valvanti to be taken up in Dec and desilting in Jan 2025 if needed,” said Shirodkar WRD Min also attributes flooding to record rains this year. “Near the Sanquelim Gandhara, the estimate for desilting of the river is being prepared. It will be taken up for implementation after monsoon,” informed Min Shirtodakr. The Minister also informed that the Valvanti…

Goemkapronn desk CANACONA: Three milking buffaloes were electrocuted while grazing after a live-electricity wire snapped in the abandoned fields behind the Petrol Pump at Gulem in Canacona. The three buffaloes belonging to one Davoo Zore were not found and have been missing for the last 4 days, as the searches led to the discovery of Carcasses of all three Buffaloes lying highly decomposed in the thick vegetation behind the Gulem Petrol Pump besides an electricity wire lying on the ground snapped from a nearby pole in the area. Parents of the Zore family noticed the three carcasses of their missing…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today informed the House that 110 government buildings in dilapidated and unsafe conditions will be demolished. Benaulim MLA Venzy Viegas raised the issue of dilapidated conditions of government buildings and also asked if PWD is aware of it and if is there any comprehensive report and audit of the building that has been done. “110 government buildings in dilapidated and unsafe conditions will be demolished. The rest are structurally strong and only require minor maintenance and strengthening. For example, Maquinez Palace at ESG is structurally sound.” said Sawant. Sawant further said that the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Central government has been urged by Rajya Sabha MP Sadanand Shet Tanavade to provide special funding and technical assistance in order to safeguard Goa’s khazan fields, which are in danger due to abrupt weather variations. Extreme weather phenomena brought on by climate change, such as altered rainfall patterns, flooding, and increasing sea levels, pose a hazard to these regions. “These factors are causing permanent land loss, riverbank erosion, saline groundwater pollution, infiltration, and flooding of neighbouring villages,” Tanavade stated on Monday during the parliamentary session. In addition, he called for immediate action to restore the Khazan…

Goemkapronn desk VASCO: In a tragic accident that occurred beside the exit gate of Dabolim Airport on Monday evening, a black Alto car, driven in a rash and negligent manner, struck a pedestrian, Maria Cleta Antonieta Eulalia Varela E Pires, a resident of Carambolim Corlim-Goa, as she was crossing the road from the exit gate of Dabolim to the other side. The driver, who initially fled the scene, has been identified as Yashpal Singh Negi, a resident of Headland Sada, Mormugao-Goa. He was arrested by the Vasco Police but has since been released on bail. The incident, reported by Shri…

Goemkapronn desk VASCO: The FL Gomes road near IOC junction will be temporarily open to the public for the next seven days, coinciding with the 125th Damodar Bhajani Saptah festival, set to commence on August 10th. Vasco MLA Krishna Salkar, alongside MMC Chairperson Girish Borkar and other officials, opened the road for public use today. “Last year, the traditional furniture shops were relocated, causing them inconvenience due to the ongoing up-ramp construction. They approached me to request the same route. After discussions with GAMMON India officials and follow-ups by our MMC Chairperson, we ensured that heavy traffic could use the…

Goemkapronn desk VASCO: In a tragic and disturbing development, a video filmed seconds before the fatal Shantinagar crash has surfaced on social media. The footage, which went viral on Monday, reveals the final moments leading up to the accident. The deceased, Sanjyot Borkar, is believed to have shot the video from the back seat of a speeding Swift car on the four-lane highway between Varunapuri and Dabolim Airport. The driver, David D’Cruz, is seen in a black T-shirt, with music playing in the background. Another occupant, Saharsh Bhosale, is visible in a blue outfit in the co-driver’s seat. In the…