Colvale bridge (Colvale)

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  Valu (guest)

  This the Vital link between Bardez n Pernem.In the old days there used to be ferry boats ferrying people/bikes/cars from Pernam to Bardez and Vice versa. After many years we saw a metal bridge coming up at a place where the ferry used to operate....One bus/truck could pass at a time.After some years they were not allowing heavy busses or trucks to pass on this bridge....People were asked to get down and walk across the bridge...while the bus used to cross over empty and then the people used to board the bus on the other side....this was due to safety reason....as many felt the bridge shake underneath them After many many years this new bridge finally did come up and made life easier for many.....But this also made the NH17 [national highway] take their route via this bridge as the distance was shorter by 1 and half hour.. had one travelled via Thivim/dodamarg route.....There were plus points and minus points..The Highway did come and alongwith it came confiscaton of property for road broadning etc....Factories sprung up and a concrete jungle was born in the field areas...I still remember when one could stand in the Amuliyani area and hear a pin drop silence....with lush greenery all around.I personally feel we have lost all that and what I saw that day will never never come back.

  17 years ago | reply | hide comment