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Time of India
26-05-2025
- Climate
- Time of India
Rain disrupts ferry service on 3 routes
Panaji: 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.
Time of India
04-05-2025
- Time of India
Final trial runs for RoRo ferries begin on Zuari river
Panaji: Both the roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) ferries commissioned by the river navigation department (RND) were released into the Zuari river for trial runs. The vessels, designed to enhance inter-river connectivity and decongest road traffic, are undergoing final-stage trials and technical refinements ahead of their official launch. RND officials confirmed that the trials are scheduled to continue over the coming week to ensure full operational readiness. 'The modifications and rectifications to these vessels will go on for the next week before their final run. This needs to be done for perfect operations,' said RND director Vikram Rajebhosale. He further added that, for the first vessel, a Singapore-based engineer is expected to oversee gearbox adjustments . The second vessel, which encountered a display system issue, was resolved, with programming of its thrusters currently under way. The construction of the ferries is being executed on a build-and-operate basis. While the RND set a final deadline of May 1 for completion, the launch saw several setbacks, impacting the schedule and pushing the date to May 15. TOI reported earlier that the final outfitting and the installation of additional safety railings for passengers were completed, and following the completion of painting works, the two RoRo ferries were lowered into the water at the Loutolim shipyard one by one. The next phase involved alignment, engine work, and fitting of the propeller shaft on the vessel, which was accomplished last week.
