Short-term moves won’t hold water
A 31 per cent rainfall deficit and a winter season that feels more like summer, with temperatures shooting over 37 degrees. Goa is heading into the summer of 2027 with growing concerns over water security. The memory of 2026, when water levels in several key reservoirs fell to dangerously low levels, is still fresh. For a state accustomed to abundant monsoon rainfall, the experience was a grim reminder of just...
This excise job fraud has made complete mockery of systems
The line between administrative reality and outright farce blurred in Panaji when a man walked into the Excise Commissioner’s office with a forged transfer order and briefly took charge of the department. It was only when staff grew suspicious and alerted the police that the deception came to light. At...
Dengue surge in Goa: Don’t let the fight go down the drain
Goa is facing a sharp rise in dengue cases, with recent surveillance data pointing to a sudden escalation. In August and September alone, the State recorded 112 confirmed cases, compared with just eight during the same period last year—a sixteen-fold increase. That surge has taken Goa’s year-to-date total to 136...
Goan tail wagging an Indian dog
Like the history or not, the fact that a tiny region has indeed played a significant role in various ways cannot but be noticed
No sewage discharge recorded, but gaps in system are showing
A report by the Goa State Pollution Control Board shows that 11 Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) in the State, with a combined listed capacity of 73 MLD, are linked to rivers, creeks, nallahs or the sea. These include the Zuari, Mandovi, Sal, Valvanti, and Tar rivers, as well as the...
