Maharashtra CM announces Rs 100 cr ‘first-aid’ for Nisarga-ravaged Raigad
Thackeray said that priority is being given to restore power and tele-communication lines besides repairing the damaged houses of people.
Thackeray said that priority is being given to restore power and tele-communication lines besides repairing the damaged houses of people.
One man was killed in Umte Village when he was hit by an electric pole uprooted by the force of the gales lashing the region, informed Raigad Collector Nidhi Choudhari.
After storming the Maharashtra coast, cyclone Nisarga has started weakening and its intensity will reduce further by evening, the India Meteorological Department said.
This is the first time that a cyclone is making landfall on the Maharashtra coast in June since record-keeping began in 1891.
On Tuesday evening, Akshay Kumar shared a video on social media where he speaks about the necessary precautions Mumbaikars need to take.
Mumbai is bracing itself for its first cyclone in over 100 years, which is expected to make its landfall in Alibag at noon, according to meteorological department.
The storm will create waves as high as two metres above the astronomical tide, which will inundate the low-lying coastal areas of Mumbai, Thane and Raigad districts during the landfall, meteorological department has said.
The last cyclone to hit Mumbai was cyclonic storm 'Phyan' on November 11, 2009. Nisarga is currently located around 400 km from Mumbai as a deep depression.
The IMD has said that when the severe cyclone storm Nisarga crosses the coast on the evening of June 3, it will have a speed of 105-110 kmph.
The naming of cyclones in the Indian Ocean began in 2000 and a formula was agreed in 2004. The next few cyclones will be named Gati (named by India), Nivar (Iran), Burevi (Maldives), Tauktae (Myanmar) and Yaas (Oman).
