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Advisory.
— Navi Mumbai Police (@Navimumpolice) June 2, 2020
In view of the cyclonic storm "NISARGA" hitting the area of Raigad around 1200 hrs on 03/06/2020, Citizens of Navi Mumbai are advised to stay indoors from morning 09.00am to evening 06.00pm. Heavy rainfall and winds are expected.#CycloneUpdate #NisargaCyclone
DOs and DONTs for Mumbaikars to take on Cyclone Nisarga.
— माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC (@mybmc) June 2, 2020
Dial 1916 and Press 4 for any cyclone related query or concern.#BMCNisargaUpdates pic.twitter.com/HY9xYVUmLD
The deep depression over the Arabian Sea has intensified into cyclonic storm ‘Nisarga’ and lay centred about 280 km west-northwest of Panjim (Goa), 430 km south-southwest of Mumbai (Maharashtra) and 640 km south-southwest of Surat (Gujarat) at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, IMD said in an update.
“It is very likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm during next 12 hours,” the Met Department said. “It is very likely to cross north Maharashtra and adjoining south Gujarat coast between Harihareshwar and Daman, close to Alibag on Wednesday afternoon as a severe cyclonic storm with a maximum sustained wind speed of 100-110 kmph gusting to 120 kmph.”
Gujarat's Valsad and Navsari district administrations have started evacuating nearly 20,000 people from 47 villages located close to the state coastline, officials said on Tuesday.
"We have deployed our teams to shift nearly 10,000 people living in 35 coastal villages. We have already identified shelter homes and started the evacuation process," Valsad Collector RR Raval said.
In adjoining Navsari district also, the administration has initiated the process of shifting some 10,200 people from 12 villages, Collector Ardra Agarwal said.
(Source: PTI)
An NDRF team has a strength of about 45 personnel and each unit is equipped with tree and pole cutters, communication gadgets, inflatable boats and a small basic medical unit.
(Source: PTI)
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