With rains wreaking havoc across Goa, traffic on the main supply roads connecting northern Karnataka to the state crawled to a stop on Tuesday. This is likely to severely impact the state as a majority of Goa’s supplies come in from Karnataka.
With heavy flooding and rising water levels across the state, the Pramod Sawant government declared a holiday for all schools on Wednesday. Sawant said, “The situation will be reviewed again and a decision made. We have been informed that the rains will continue for three more days.”
Goa and Karnataka are connected by three main supply routes. Two landslides were reported on the Chorla Ghats route, and though the route was opened by Tuesday evening, traffic was reduced to a crawl.
