Yellow alert till May 17; forecast of rainfall and thunderstorm

THE GOAN NETWORKPublished May 14, 2025, 1:07 AM IST

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PANAJI
With southwest monsoon advancing into parts of South Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea, Goa has been put on Yellow alert till May 17.

IMD said that Goa along with the Konkan belt is likely to experience light to moderate rainfall along with thunderstorms till May 17.

In a bulletin issued, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that the Southwest monsoon has advanced into some parts of south Bay of Bengal, south Andaman Sea, Nicobar Islands and some parts of north Andaman Sea on Tuesday.

“Isolated light/ moderate rainfall accompanied with thunderstorm, lightning & gusty winds speed reaching 30-50 kmph likely over Konkan & Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathawada during May 13-17,” IMD said.

IMD said that in the last 24 hours several parts of Goa experienced pre-monsoon light to moderate showers along with thunderstorms and lightning.

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‘Mhaji Bus’ scheme to go off the road from May 16

Govt proposes Rs 10 lakh support, fuel and insurance subsidies for private bus operators

THE GOAN NETWORK

Published May 14, 2025, 1:06 AM IST

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PANAJIUnder pressure from private bus operators, the State government has announced to discontinue its ambitious ‘Mhaji Bus’ scheme, launched on a pilot basis in August 2023 in a bid to improve public transportation in rural Goa, from May 16 onwards.At the same time, the government is considering providing fuel subsidies of Rs 3 per kilometre to private bus operators apart from bearing 50 per cent of the vehicle insurance cost annually. The bus operators will also get Rs 10…