Team Goemkarponn
Canacona: Highlighting the growing threat posed by dead and leaning trees along major roads, Canacona Municipal Councillor Shubham Komarpant has urged the Taluka Disaster Management Authority (DMA) and the Deputy Collector/SDO of Canacona to take immediate steps for their removal to prevent accidents, especially during the monsoon.
In a formal petition submitted on Monday, Komarpant pointed to a significant safety hazard along the 40-km Canacona stretch of NH-66 from Margao to Polem, where several dead, partially dead, and dangerously leaning trees have become increasingly unstable.
“These trees—many planted during afforestation drives in the 1970s and ’80s, particularly Eucalyptus and Acacia species—have now become overgrown and hazardous,” Komarpant wrote. “Several are leaning perilously over the road in high-risk zones like Karmalghat, Padi, Balli, Panzorconni, and Dramapur.”
He warned that with heavy monsoon rains loosening the soil and weakening tree roots, the likelihood of tree falls has increased significantly. “Each year, lives are tragically lost due to preventable incidents involving falling trees,” he noted.
Calling the situation critical, Komarpant has requested a scientific survey to identify trees posing an immediate danger and urged that they be removed or trimmed without delay to safeguard commuters and nearby properties.
He further emphasized that internal PWD roads across Canacona taluka also face similar threats and must not be overlooked
