Electricity department linesmen on the job to restore power in Benaulim on Saturday morning. Captured by : Santosh Mirajkar
MARGAO
The Margao fire brigade were kept on their toes since Friday night after the gusty and cyclonic winds uprooted several trees in Salcete countryside.
Several trees came crashing down on electric lines, leaving many places without power. The power department later restored power in places such as Pajifond late Friday night.
At Benaulim, power linesmen were on the job to restore power supply after overhead lines came crashing down, leaving an entire area without power.
Divisional Fire Officer, Nitin Raikar informed that the Margao fire brigade had received as many as 30 emergency calls since Friday night. He said teams of firemen were on the job to attend each and every call and to clear the trees from the roads.
Late Saturday evening, Raikar informed that barring nine calls, the fire brigade had managed to attend the remaining 21 calls.
To a question, most of the uprooted trees had come crashing down on the roads and structures, adding there was no incident reported on Friday night.
