Rain disrupts ferry service on 3 routes
Heavy rainfall on Monday caused disruptions to three ferry boats on different routes in the state— Old Goa, Ribandar, and Betim. The vessels encountered problems when ropes and discarded fishing nets entangled in their propellers, overloading the engines and gearboxes.
Despite the movement of each of the three ferries being slowed due to the issue, all passengers reached their destinations safely.
'The affected ferries were promptly taken to the river navigation department (RND) workshop, where the entangled debris was removed,' said RND director Vikram Rajebhosale. He noted that windy weather conditions further reduced ferry speeds across routes throughout the day.
The southwest monsoon set over Goa on May 25, two weeks ahead of its usual onset date of June 5.
The India Meteorological Department issued an orange alert up to May 29, forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over Goa accompanied by squally winds of 40–50 km/hour, gusting up to 60 km/hour.
The RND will begin trial runs for the new roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) ferries on the Ribandar-Chorao route this week. 'The two vessels will be tested under different tidal conditions to evaluate their performance and allow for adjustments to optimise operations on the route,' Rajebhosale said.
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