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Showers bring respite to Canacona taluka

Amid soaring temperatures, light rains hit entire Canacona taluka on Wednesday night, bringing relief to several residents.


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The motorists, especially two-wheeler riders, were forced to drive/ride with extra precaution, as most roads had become slippery due to washout of mud.
While the temperature dipped a little, there were power supply interruptions even late Thursday evening.
For the first time in this summer, daytime temperature as low as 26 degree centigrade was recorded on Thursday evening after a hot and humid afternoon. By 4 pm, temperature again dipped with clouds covering the sky and breeze blowing in west-east direction with many anticipating signs of arrival of monsoon. There was thundering and rains began to drizzle especially in northern part of Canacona taluka and dark clouds hovering over the southern taluka.
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Banyan tree uproots, disrupts power supply in Rachol

Rachol village had to contend with major power disruption in the wee hours of Thursday after a huge banyan tree uprooted by Wednesday night’s strong winds came crashing on a double pole structure, leaving the LT as well as 11 KV network disrupted.

The Goan Network
Published Jun 3, 2016, 4:57 AM IST
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the goan I networkMARGAOThe incident occurred at around 3.10 am on Thursday after many parts of Salcete were lashed by heavy showers accompanied by thunder and lightning. As a result supply to 14 transformer centres located on this feeder catering to 1000 consumers was totally hampered. Departmental staff swung into action and carried out the work on war footing and in 30 minutes all other power supply to all the transformers leaving aside the one on which the tree had…

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