High humidity is predicted for Assam, Tripura, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Goa, Kerala, and Karnataka for the next five days.
Monsoon 2023 Highlights: According to irrigation department officials, of the 206 reservoirs in the state, six are on high alert with water nearing the danger mark, three on alert and one has been issued warning, a release issued by the state government said.
Based on lessons learnt from cyclone Amphan, these are a few items that should be at home in case cyclone Nisarga hits Mumbai.
The NDRF and Indian Coast Guard have been put on high alert, and placed at the disposal of the state governments concerned.
Billed as a Hurricane Katrina on India's coast, cyclone Phailin made landfall on Saturday night with windspeeds of up to 220 kilometres per hour. Undoubtedly, it was one of the worst cyclones to have hit India's coastline since 1999 but India was prepared for it. In the end it was no Hurricane Katrina.