panaji this village in north goa shares its name with another counterpart in salcete taluka as both lie away from each other at a distance of around 50km camurlim village in bardez taluka comprises seven wards and nine vaddos including gaonkar bharvan vetal darvar vagali mudda khairad dharbar and antlim the village also enjoys a revered place in goas cultural lore for feni fishing agriculture and extraction of sand and sea shells lying at a distance of 10km from mapusa the nearest town the village has the coconut grove banks of river chapora in the north and is bordered by the villages of oxel in the west colvale in the east and siolim in the south many of the 4000 inhabitants of camurlim are dependant on the staterun kadamba transport corporation ktc for their transport needs camurlimkars feel let down by the ktcs service as it does not ply buses on sundays and on holidays the main problem occurs on sundays when there is no ktc bus service sunday means we have to stay put at home we cant go to the market or visit our relatives on holidays we are cut off from the outside world says rima korgaonkar of ward 4 concurs prabhu naik of bharvan vaddo neither can camurlimkars think of going out on sundays or on holidays or think of relatives or friends coming to our village because ktc bus operations are completely shut on sundays or holidays villagers mostly go to schools colleges offices and markets in mapusa and surrounding areas the frequency of the ktc bus service on working days monday to saturday from camurlim to mapusa is also limited the bus timings are 710am 750am 830am 1210am and 130pm in the evening bus services provided by ktc from mapusa to camurlim is restricted to three timings 420pm 610pm and 745pm on the other hand four private buses ply on the route the first service between camurlim to mapusa starts at 630pm and the last service from mapusa to camurlim is at 810pm villagers prefer travelling by the ktc service as it provides a concessional pass scheme and the buses ply faster and are comfortable to travel in the private buses mostly ply only when they are packed with passengers even on regular days it becomes a nightmare for villagers travelling on buses school and college students in particular have a harrowing time while boarding the bus in the morning as they have to squeeze themselves in order to get into a private bus for a long time now villagers have been demanding that ktc operates its buses after every hour the student community in particular the office goers the fisherfolk prefer kadamba as it allows concessional travel via the monthly pass the frequency of ktc buses plying to mapusa and panaji is very limited and it is both taxing and frustrating for villagers especially for students to reach school by public transport because of the skeletal bus service for the past three years