Within two weeks of Cyclone Amphan that battered the East coast of India, the country is getting ready to battle Cyclone Nisarga that is to hit the country’s west coast. Christened by Bangladesh, Nisarga is much weaker in intensity, and is headed towards the coastline of North Maharashtra and South Gujarat, The Indian Express reported. It is expected to make landfall on the Maharashtra coast on Tuesday night or in the early hours of Wednesday.
A cyclone is expected to hit western coast of Maharashtra on 3 June. All precautions are being taken to ensure zero casualty, including relocating people from unsafe localities. Citizens are requested to stay away from the sea & not stand under tree or pillar. #CycloneNisarga pic.twitter.com/ECXz3og4pv
— माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC (@mybmc) June 1, 2020
According to a tweet by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), strong winds along with heavy rains are expected during this period. Right now, a deep depression in the Arabian Sea, it can intensify into a Severe Cyclonic Storm with wind speeds ranging from 95 – 105 kmph. As per updates given by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy falls at isolated places very likely over Konkan & Goa during the next 24 hours. Light to moderate rainfall at most places with isolated heavy falls is likely over Coastal Karnataka, Madhya Maharashtra and Marathwada during the next 24 hours.
Extremely heavy falls at isolated places is likely over north Konkan (Mumbai, Palghar, Thane, Raigad) and north Madhya Maharashtra. Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy falls at isolated places over south Konkan (Ratnagiri & Sindhudurg districts) and Goa and south Gujarat region (Valsad, Navsari, Dang, Daman, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Surat).
The sea condition is rough to very rough and the storm surge of about 1 – 2 meters high is likely to inundate low lying areas of Mumbai.
#CycloneNisarga | #CycloneUpdate
The Deep Depression over Eastcentral #ArabianSea moved northwards with a speed of 11 kmph during past 06 hours and lay centred at 0830 hours IST of today, the 02nd June, 2020 over Eastcentral Arabian Sea.@IMDWeather pic.twitter.com/Up8oiIqFI1
— NDMA India (@ndmaindia) June 2, 2020
Major damage to thatched houses / huts is expected. Roof tops and unattached metal sheets may blow off. Damage to power and communication lines, major damage to kutcha and some pucca roads and flooding of escape routes is expected. Damage to trees and major damage to coastal crops, embankments and salt pans is expected as well.
Deep Depression over Eastcentral #ArabianSea: #CycloneAlert for north #Maharashtra – south #Gujarat coasts: Yellow message@IMDWeather pic.twitter.com/g0Pfb6SUHv
— NDMA India (@ndmaindia) June 2, 2020
Out of the 16 NDRF units, 10 have been deployed for rescue operations and 5 are in reserve. People staying in kuccha houses are being evacuated to safe places and non-Covid hospitals are being made available. The slum-dwellers in the Mumbai Metropolitan Area especially in the low-lying areas have been instructed to evacuate. Fishermen have been asked to return from sea too.
Preparedness for #NisargaCyclone pic.twitter.com/n9G6WriWQU
— CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) June 2, 2020
SN Pradhan, DG NDRF in an update on the impending cyclone said, “NDRF teams have been placed as required by the state. Gujarat has got 11 teams and Maharashtra has 10 teams mostly on the coastal districts facing the Arabian Sea. Gujarat has asked for 5 more teams which are being airlifted from Punjab and are likely to reach by the evening of June 2. Evacuation process and awareness drives have begun. Though it is not an extremely severe cyclone category, but all precautions are being taken keeping in mind that while we expect the best, we must prepare for the worst.”
#CycloneUpdate #NisargaCyclone
Survey, Awareness program about Cyclone “Nisarga” by NDRF at Village Katpur, Jegri Island, coastal area,Tehsil- Mahuva , Dist- Bhavnagar. Gujarat@NDRFHQ @PIB_India pic.twitter.com/bGrCan1exn
— PIB in Gujarat (@PIBAhmedabad) June 2, 2020
Meanwhile NDRF is demonstrating & briefing to people about life saving techniques at Raigarh & other places affected in #NisargaCyclone pic.twitter.com/WAfWZkt37o
— NDRF MAHARASHTRA (@5Ndrf) June 2, 2020
Meanwhile, while the Cyclone Nisarga is yet to come in with full force, gale winds and heavy rainfall have already taken place in some areas across Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa. Some damage has also been reported.
#CycloneNisarga is coming our way.
Brass your self #Maharashtra and #GujaratRetweet#NisargaCyclone pic.twitter.com/fOcafPN3oN
— gautam gada (@gautamgada3) June 2, 2020
#MumbaiRains
Raining heavily with Thunder & lighting at #Mahim #Dadar areas in Mumbai.
Anywhere else?#June1st#cyclone #CycloneNisarga #NisargaCyclone #WeatherForecast@SkymetWeather#LockdownRains. pic.twitter.com/EqnelXui0u— मुंबई Matters™✳️ (@mumbaimatterz) June 1, 2020
#MumbaiRains
Raining heavily with Thunder & lighting at #Mahim #Dadar areas in Mumbai.
Anywhere else?#June1st#cyclone #CycloneNisarga #NisargaCyclone #WeatherForecast@SkymetWeather#LockdownRains. pic.twitter.com/EqnelXui0u— मुंबई Matters™✳️ (@mumbaimatterz) June 1, 2020
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