Konkan Coast in Monsoons by Ajoy Dasgupta
The Western Ghats run largely parallel and straight to the Arabian Sea, leaving a narrow shoreline that is known as the Konkan coast. This Konkan coast goes down vertically from Maharashtra, then Goa, crosses Karnataka and finally peters out in Kerala. When monsoons set in, usually in the month of June, this long belt becomes all wet, green and spectacularly beautiful. One way to enjoy this is to travel on the Konkan railway line, a spectacular contribution by E. Sreedharan (who then went on to head the Delhi Metro Project). There are many trains in this section including a Jan Shatabdi and Vande Bharat. You get to see plenty of ponds, lakes, water bodies and rivulets. The hills have many seasonal waterfalls and the low hanging nimbus rain clouds on the Ghat hills look enchanting. Cutting across the Ghats i.e. from the plateau to the plains is also a very nice experience during monsoons. Apart from the Mumbai Pune expressway Ghat section, and the ...