Cyclone Nisarga Highlights: Cyclone to make landfall off Mumbai coast tomorrow, heavy rainfall expected

Cyclone Nisarga is now moving NNE-wards and 270 km SSW of Alibag. Heavy Rainfall started over district of south coastal Maharashtra. It is likely to intensify further gradually during next 12 hrs.
Please find the details in the bulletin:-https://t.co/QSfsJn8fMK pic.twitter.com/Mw8efaH5qr

— India Met. Dept. (@Indiametdept) June 2, 2020

Cyclone Nisarga LIVE updates | Cyclone 'Nisarga' will make landfall along the Maharashtra coast on Wednesday with high wind speed ranging up to 100-110 kmph gusting to 120 kmph besides heavy rainfall and storm in Mumbai and other coastal areas of the state, the Home Ministry said.

The storm is likely to impact Mumbai, Thane and other coastal districts of Maharashtra like Raigad and Palghar along with Valsad, Navsari, Surat, Bhavnagar and Bharuch districts of Gujarat and Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. (PTI)
 

Cyclone Nisarga LIVE updates | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport will be operating only 12 arrival flights on June 3. The flights will be operated by 4 airlines which include Air Asia India, Air India, GoAir and SpiceJet to 10 sectors: GVK Mumbai International Airport (ANI)

Gujarat: National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team has been deployed in Navsari area in view of #NisargaCyclone; earlier visuals of people being evacuated.

Cyclone is likely to make landfall near Alibaug, Maharashtra tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/xJf4Xa8yyo

— ANI (@ANI) June 2, 2020

Cyclone Nisarga LIVE updates | Maha CM asks people to be alert

With cyclone Nisarga' expected to hit coastal Maharashtra, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday said it was likely to be more severe than cyclonic
storms in the past, and asked people to stay alert.

"The cyclone could be more severe than the other storms....Tomorrow and the day after are crucial in coastal areas," he said. "Activities which had resumed (as part of easing of lockdown to contain coronavirus) will be kept shut there for the next two days in view of the cyclone....it is in our interest that people remain alert and inside their homes," the Chief Minister said. (PTI)
 

Cyclone Nisarga LIVE updates | IndiGo has cancelled 17 flights to and from Mumbai. The airlines will operate only three flights from Mumbai on June 3. (ANI)
 

We need to evacuate around 21,000 people who live along the coastline. We've made arrangements for hand washing, sanitisers, masks & social distancing will be maintained at the evacuation shelters: Kailash Shinde, Palghar Dist Collector, Maharashtra #CycloneNisarga pic.twitter.com/JcqPaNth58

— ANI (@ANI) June 2, 2020

Cyclone Nisarga LIVE updates | Western Naval Command has mobilised adequate resources for flood relief, rescue & diving assistance in the event of excessive rainfall and flooding of both, urban and rural areas in coordination with the respective State Governments on the Western seaboard: Indian Navy 
 

Cyclone Nisarga LIVE updates | Raigad authorities on alert ahead of Cyclone Nisarga

With Cyclone Nisarga fast approaching the coastal areas of Maharashtra, the authorities in Raigad district are preparing to tackle the storm, which is estimated to make landfall on June 3, an official said on Tuesday.

"We have evacuated more than 3,500 people from koliwadas (fishermen colonies) and temporary houses to safer structures like schools, community halls and government buildings," superintendent of police Raigad, Anil Paraskar said. (PTI)

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Cyclone Nisarga LIVE updates | I appeal to the citizens to stay indoors for the next two days: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray. 

Cyclone Nisarga LIVE updates | 19 teams of NDRF and SDRF deployed in Gujarat, mass evacuation begins

With the IMD predicting that cyclone 'Nisarga' will turn into a "severe cyclonic storm" by Wednesday afternoon and bringing gusty winds with heavy rains
in south Gujarat, the government has started evacuating over 78,000 people from four districts located near the coastline and deployed 19 teams of NDRF and SDRF, officials have said.

While 13 teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and six teams of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) have been deployed at different locations, five more teams of the NDRF will arrive soon. "A total of 78,971 persons living near the seashore in Valsad, Surat, Navsari and Bharuch districts will be shifted to safer locations. 1,727 villagers have already been shifted," Gujarat Relief Commissioner Harshad Patel told reporters in Gandhinagar on Tuesday. (PTI)