the goan I network
PANAJI
This year’s monsoon was more furious than last year’s with the fire department indicating that around 61 percent more tree falling incidents were reported as compared to last monsoon season.
As per statistics based on the number of distress calls received with the fire department there were around 2951 tree falling incidents in the monsoon months in 2019 from the period of June 1 to September 31.
In the corresponding four months in 2018, there were around 1791 tree falling incidents, which is 61 percent less than this year.
June and July were the two worst months last year with the rains bearing down furiously. But this year, during the three months of June, July, and August many trees were uprooted.
Last monsoon, in the month of August, 314 incidents of tree falling were reported, but this year’s August showers were even more devastating with a record 1098 incidents of tree falling.
The estimated approximate loss of property this monsoon is also more as compared to last year. This year around Rs 2.56 crore property losses and also around Rs 10 crore agriculture losses were recorded due to monsoons. Last year, the loss to civil property was around Rs 1.48 crores.
In 2018, during the 4 months of monsoon, there were around 10 flood-like situations in Goa and 21 landslide incidents that were reported. While in 2019 in the same corresponding period, 32 flood-like situations and 16 cases of landslides were reported.
In the year 2018, collapse of 14 buildings and small structures were reported while the figures in 2019 doubled to around 35 structures.
It may be interesting to note that this year the meteorological department has recorded 364 cm of rain which is 100 cm more than the normal
rainfall.
