Saturday, April 26, 2014

Gaundalim - Cumbharjua Bridge

Construction of 4 lane, 400m long bridge started in Nov/Dec 2012.
As of 2012 rates, it was to cost Rs 43.97 Crores and was expected to complete in 16 months.
16 month period ended as of March 2014.


The bridge when completed, would reduce distance Panjim-Bicholim/Sankli by at least 10Km.
(One need not take Old-Goa Banastarim, Marcel Road)

The bridge has curved Steel Arch which (see pic) is made onsite? and is 80m long and 250T Wt.
It will be lifted and placed between the two sections of the bridge connecting Gaudalim and Cumbharjua

Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar says (As per news papers dtd 24/4/14)  the bridge will be Inaugurated on May 30, 2014, which is very unlikely, going by the work status as of 25.4.14
(See pics and Video).

Out visit to the site on 25.4.14
Some pics and Videos


 

Video - 3 sections
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MT5zc42uP4Y

Pics





Old-Goa side









 
View from below








 

View from the ferry




Cumbharjua side approach road





a house on top



 A tank above

 
Section of the bridge (Cumbharjua side)






 
display board



 On the way to Gaundalim bridge / Ferry
Train, Tunnel, Level Crossing, Gaoundalim
Near Old Goa
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk59/14045595623/in/photostream












 

Video: 1 New Bridge status 25.4.14
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MT5zc42uP4Y

Video 2: Railway Lever Crossing with Tunnel Over bridge also coming up here soon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o28eqmjbqa8

Video: 3 Gaundalim Feast St. Braz http://youtu.be/bUZXRUEslz8
More
http://joegoauk.blogspot.in/2013/02/feast-of-st-braz-at-gandaulim-goa.html

Video 4: Bal Ganesha (Ganesh Chathurti Dhekava) at Cumbharjua 2009 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOq1KWU5aPA

Dancing Gods, Cumbharjua - Dekhava 2010
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6g7gt0-AGDM

Friday, April 18, 2014

Good Friday at Saligao, Calangute, Parra, Candolim, Arpora, Guirim, Porvorim, Nerul, Sinquerim etc

Good Friday at  Saligao, Calangute, Parra,  Candolim, Pilerne, Nagoa, Arpora, Baga, Guirim, Porvorim, Nerul, Sinquerim etc
18th April 2014

This time I saw Parra Church and Guirim Church for the first time

Pics,

Reis Magos Verem
Arrived too early  3.50pm
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk68/13902339071/in/photostream


 Nerul
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk68/13902356686/in/photostream/






 
Sinquerim, Aguada
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk68/13925495635/in/photostream/













 
Candolim
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk68/13902449792/in/photostream/











 
Calangute
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk68/13925676663/in/photostream/










 

Parra
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk68/13902546901/in/photostream/











 

Guirim
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk68/13925769993/in/photostream/





 Pilerne
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk68/13925645343/in/photostream/








 
Saligao
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk68/13925867833/in/photostream/














 

Nagoa – Arpora – Baga
Holy Trinity Church
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk68/13926297124/in/photostream/





























Thorns crown
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk68/13902896742/in/photostream/
 
















 

Clergy Home, Porvorim


 
Holy Family Church
Alto Porvorim
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk68/13926181284/in/photostream/











 

Panjim Church
7.40 pm
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk68/13926522744/in/photostream/

Video 1: Good Friday at various places (12 places)
Video plays in the foll. order
Verem, Nerul, Sinquerim, Candolim, Pilerne, Saligao, Calangute, Nagoa - Arpora - Baga, Parra, Guirim, Clergy home Porvorim, and Holy Family Church Alto-Porvorim
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_ADGXyJZF8

Video 2A: Crucifixion of Jesus Christ, Procession etc at Nagoa - Apora - Baga Church
Removing / Lowering  the image from the Cross etchttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1KNqJeMPcs

Video 2B ( Short Video as above)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-hnWdP_A0I