CANACONA
Many people were forced to remain indoors as heavy rains lashed Canacona throughout Thursday, inundating several low lying areas in the taluka.
Canacona received 76 mm of rainfall by 6 pm as the total rainfall had crossed 2265.5 mm.
The Chapoli dam, the lifeline of Canacona, was on the verge of reaching its full capacity and had reached 38.60 RL on Thursday evening, while the dam overflows at 38.75 RL.
Meanwhile, many low-lying areas and especially paddy fields were submerged due to the heavy rains.
According to WRD sources, water had risen at the Talpona and Galgibaga rivers.
The water level at the Talpona river had risen to 7 metres and 7.985 metres is considered a warning level for residents along the river banks, while water level at the Galgibaga river rose to 3 metres and 4.855 metres is a warning sign for people along the river banks.
