PANJIM, Jan. 28 -- Team Herald

The Bardez taluka has been grappling with a severe water shortage for the past three days. The situation worsened on the third day as the breach in the Tillari canal in Maharashtra remained unrepaired for 72 hours. Several localities in Bardez had to rely on water supplied by tankers.

Efforts to repair the canal breach at Bhomwadi, Kudase, Maharashtra, are ongoing on a war footing to restore the water supply to Goa. Despite Chief Minister Pramod Sawant's visit to the breach site and the Tillari-Amthane irrigation projects, the restoration work has been indefinitely delayed.

Sources within the Water Resources Department (WRD) revealed that repairs to the Tillari canal will require an additional five days t...