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Candolim and Calangute witnessed power failure and Porvorim suffered water shortage, after an excavator engaged in widening of NH17 highway got stuck in mud and in the process, ruptured a major power and water pipeline at Monte Guirim on Monday evening.
According the sources, PWD's National Highway Authority had undertaken widening works of NH 17 along from Guirim to Porvorim. A excavator engaged in this work got stuck into the muddy field and due to which underground power line and water pipeline was ruptured.
Thousands of litres of water was wasted and the circuit of underground power cable supplying electricity from Tivim sub-station to Saligao sub-station was damaged due to Saligao, Calangute and Candolim villages were in dark.
No fatalities were reported in the matter while workers were shifted to a safe site.
The officials of contractor company, PWD and electricity department rushed to the site to take stock of situation. Power from Tivim sub-station was suspended and water supply from Assnora water treatment plant was stopped.
Speaking to the Goan, PWD (water supply) executive engineer V.M. Chavan said water supply to the Porvirim will be suspended, as the repairs work of the pipeline will undertaken tomorrow and the repairs will be finished in evening.
Speaking to the Goan, Saligao Electricity sub-station AE Dennis Rodrigues informed Saligao, Candolim, Calangute and other areas witnessed power shut down in this incident and low voltage electricity will be supplied in this areas from Panaji EDC, Porvorim and Nagao electricity sub-stations. "Accordingly power to household will be provided, while power to 70 to 80 hotels in the area has been suspended. The power to this hotel will be restored on Tuesday evening," he said.
