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25 percent surplus rain in Goa till date and SMART MESS: Rain takes toll on most city roads... - The Goan Everyday - July 13, 2024. That sounds like some good news for Goa - 25 percent excess rainfall till date. While that may be cause for rejoicing, the question is, what are we doing to preserve this excess rainfall?

Are we letting that water go into the sea or into the gutters? Can we conserve this excess water for future use? And this applies to the rest of the country as well, where we have floods and rivers overflowing every monsoon.
On the other hand, however, the rains have played havoc in Panaji according to another news report in your newspaper, creating a ‘smart mess’ as the caption of the news report says, throwing the smart city project in disarray. Nature has so many benefits, so many gifts to offer, what are we doing about that?

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Roadside fish markets are a hazard

Rekha Sarin Trehan, Benaulim
Published Jul 14, 2024, 12:31 AM IST
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Roadside fish markets are a hazard

At many places in Goa, we see women selling fish by the side of busy roads which endangers not only the life of buyers but also is a hazard for motorists. In trying to avoid the buyers many two wheeler riders skid off the asphalt wet with the monsoon rains.This illegal practise of random fish/vegetable markets springing all over should be dealt with firmly by the authorities to avoid accidents and keep the environs clean.

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