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Worker drowns during sewage work near Ponda

PONDA

A worker drowned while another had a lucky escape while they were at work in a sump as part of sewage works at Kapileshwari, Ponda on Thursday evening.
According to sources, the connection and testing of the sewage treatment plant is in progress and the plant is to be inaugurated shortly.
Two workers went inside the line at Kapileshwari and were trying to connect the two pipelines when liquid began rising. While one worker managed to escape, the other worker, identified as Shubham Gopde (23) drowned in the sump.  
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2 houses damaged as branch falls at Carambolim

The Goan Network
Published May 13, 2022, 12:29 AM IST
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OLD GOATwo houses were damaged after a large branch of a peepal tree fell on two houses at Carambolim in the wee hours of Thursday.The incident damaged the roof and the mud walls of the two houses belonging to Savitri Zambaulikar and Sumati Gaude.Old Goa fire station personnel along with locals helped in clearing the branch from the rooftop of both the houses. Carambolim Sarpanch Uttam Murgaonkar was present at the site and oversaw the operation to clear the branch.

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