BICHOLIM, Jan. 31 -- Team Herald

Even as Bardez limps back to life after facing days of crippling water shortage, environmentalist Rajendra Kerkar has rung the alarm bells, saying that the water crisis might become a regular feature in the talukas of Bicholim, Sattari and Bardez, since the government has neglected the vital water sources in the region.

Speaking to the media on Friday, Kerkar highlighted the growing pollution and decline in the flow of the Bicholim river, which traverses both Goa and Maharashtra. He warned that this deterioration could soon trigger a severe water crisis, not only in Bicholim, Sattari, and Bardez, but also in the Amthane river, if immediate remedial measures are not taken.

"The situation is dire," Kerkar...