NISARGA CYCLONE | One more problem for india.?

High tide at Dwarka Gomti Ghat ahead of cyclone 'Nisarga' landfall. Photo

Cyclone in Mumbai: Cyclone Nisarga has made landfall as 'severe cyclonic storm' in Maharashtra and it will take three hours to complete the process. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said cyclone Nisarga will affect the coastal districts of Maharashtra, including Mumbai, Gujarat and other neighbouring states. Airlines have cancelled flights to Mumbai scheduled for today. Covid-special trains have been rescheduled as the city braces for its first cyclone in over 100 years. Section 144 (CrPC) has been imposed in Mumbai till June 4. Police have asked citizens to refrain from venturing out to coast-beaches, promenade, parks and other similar places along the coastline.

Cyclone Nisarga LIVE: Evacuation work nearly complete, 43 NDRF teams on spot

With landfall process of Cyclone 'Nisarga' afoot and expected to continue for at least three hours hitting coastal districts of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa, National Disaster Response Force chief S.N. Pradhan on Wednesday said the evacuation work was nearly complete with 43 teams of the NDRF on the job.
 
The cyclone was moving along the predicted path announced by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and the science of cyclone building up was evident in the southern district of Maharashtra, Pradhan added. In Ratnagiri -- a port town in Maharashtra -- the NDRF Director General said the waves have gone high and the winds and rain have picked up. The landfall began a little after 1 p.m. just south of Alibaug coastal town of Raigad district as was predicted.
 
Earlier Pradhan had said "The cyclone was expected to make landfall sometime in the afternoon between 2 pm and 4.30 pm." A total of 43 NDRF teams were deployed on the job and the evacuation work was complete in all respects, he stated then.
Cyclone Nisarga LIVE: Bollywood celebs ask people to stay safe, not panic

Bollywood stars Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra, Alia Bhatt, Madhuri Dixit and others have urged people to take precautionary measures to safeguard themselves from cyclone Nisarga, which is expected to make landfall close to the city on Wednesday. Hanging over the Arabian Sea, 190 kilometres from Mumbai, Nisarga is moving at a speed of 11 kilometres per hour and is likely to make landfall at the coastal town Alibaug between 1 pm and 4 pm, officials said.
 
Already struggling with the raging COVID-19 pandemic, Mumbai will be hit by a cyclone after a gap of 129 years, weather experts said. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has issued a number of guidelines for the people, which includes keeping an emergency kit ready, staying away from windows, disconnecting power supply of all non-emergency equipments.

Cyclone Nisarga LIVE: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray asks administration to ensure immediate relief

Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday directed the state administration tomaintain operational readiness and ensure immediate rescue works as cyclone 'Nisarga moves from Mumbai and Thane to North Maharashtra.
 
Thackeray is in constant touch with collectors of districts on the western coast of the state for updates about the impact of Nisarga, Chief Ministers Office (CMO) said.
 
Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Palghar, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts have been affected by the severe cyclonic storm, which made landfall in Raigad district with a speed of 100 to 110 kmph gusting to 120 kmph

03.06.2020 1520 IST :-Thunderstorm with rain & wind of speed 20-40 Kmph would occur over and adjoining areas of Faridabad, Ballabhgarh, Noida, Palwal, Barsana, Deeg, Mathura, Bharatpur, Khurja, isolated places of South, South-East, South-West Delhi during the next two hours.

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