The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said the low-pressure area formed over the Arabian Sea has intensified into a depression and it will further intensify into a cyclonic storm in the next 36 hours.
It said the cyclonic storm will cross north Maharashtra and south Gujarat coasts late in the evening on June 3, bringing in its wake heavy rains in parts of the two states and Goa.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah took stock of the preparedness for the impending cyclone at a review
The Gujarat government has ordered the evacuation of people living in low-lying coastal areas and deployed teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) in over half a dozen districts.
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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.
— India Met. Dept. (@Indiametdept) June 2, 2020
Please find the details in the bulletin:-https://t.co/QSfsJn8fMK pic.twitter.com/Mw8efaH5qr
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)
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.
— ANI (@ANI) June 2, 2020
Cyclone is likely to make landfall near Alibaug, Maharashtra tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/xJf4Xa8yyo
With cyclone Nisarga' expected tohit coastal Maharashtra, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray onTuesday 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 oflockdown to contain coronavirus) will be kept shut there forthe next two days in view of the cyclone....it is in ourinterest that people remain alert and inside their homes," the Chief Minister said. (PTI)
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
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
With Cyclone Nisarga fastapproaching 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 onTuesday.
"We have evacuated more than 3,500 people fromkoliwadas (fishermen colonies) and temporary houses to saferstructures like schools, community halls and governmentbuildings," superintendent of police Raigad, Anil Paraskarsaid. (PTI)
I appeal to the citizens to stay indoors for the next two days: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray.
With the IMD predicting that cyclone 'Nisarga' will turn into a "severe cyclonic storm" byWednesday afternoon and bringing gusty winds with heavy rains
in south Gujarat, the government has started evacuating over78,000 people from four districts located near the coastlineand 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 moreteams of the NDRF will arrive soon."A total of 78,971 persons living near the seashore inValsad, Surat, Navsari and Bharuch districts will be shiftedto safer locations. 1,727 villagers have already beenshifted," Gujarat Relief Commissioner Harshad Patel told reporters in Gandhinagar on Tuesday. (PTI)
