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BICHOLIM
Speaker and Bicholim MLA Rajesh Patnekar handed over financial aid to a family after their house was damaged at Kharpal-Bicholim and also distributed cheques from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund to 20 needy people from Bicholim constituency.
Patnekar said the State government will provide help to all affected farmers for their damaged crops and families for their damaged houses. “At present, banana cultivators have been given aid and other farmers and families who also suffered losses will also be compensated. Losses to paddy crops have been huge and the agriculture department is in the final process of assessing these losses. All affected farmers will get government aid next month,” said Patnekar.
Meanwhile, Bicholim Mamlatdar Pravinjay Pandit said the situation in Bicholim was returning to normal, after heavy rains since the last five days. “Water levels in all rivers of Bicholim taluka have decreased and the situation is under control,” said Pandit.
WRD Engineer KP Naik said pumping operations which were underway since the past two days to avoid flooding in Bicholim and Sakhali market had been stopped as water levels were under control. “The Anjunem Dam is full at almost 92.84 mtrs and all four gates have been kept open since the last 20 days,” said dam officer GS Pawadi. Sal pumping station damage
estimated at `75 lakh
BICHOLIM: Flooding at the pumping station in Sal-Bicholim in August has damaged machinery estimated at Rs 75 lakh.
WRD Engineer KP Naik said all pumps were submerged as water had flooded the pumping station, located on the banks of the Chapora river. “The losses are estimated at Rs 75 lakh and a team of engineers will arrive shortly to repair the pumps,” said Naik.
