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Jun 02, 2020 11:43 AM IST | Source: Moneycontrol.com

Nisarga Cyclone Mumbai LIVE Updates | NDRF deploys teams in Palghar to conduct survey ahead of impending cyclone

Nisarga Cyclone Mumbai LIVE: The IMD has said the depression in the Arabian Sea is likely to intensify into a severe cyclone and cross north Maharashtra and south Gujarat coasts on June 3 and will have an impact on Mumbai.

Nisarga Cyclone Mumbai LIVE: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said the low-pressure area formed over the Arabian Sea has intensified into a depression and it will further intensify into a cyclonic storm in the next 36 hours. It said the cyclonic storm will cross north Maharashtra and south Gujarat coasts late in the evening on June 3, bringing in its wake heavy rains in parts of the two states and Goa.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah took stock of the preparedness for the impending cyclone at a review meeting in Delhi.

The Gujarat government has ordered the evacuation of people living in low-lying coastal areas and deployed teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) in over half a dozen districts.
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  • Cyclone Nisarga LIVE Updates | Present weather conditions indicate that Depression lies over east-central and its adjoining areas of the southeast Arabian Sea and the system is moving nearly northwards. It's lying over 360 km southwest of Panjim, 670 km southwest of Mumbai and 900 km of the southwest of Surat: Naga Ratna, IMD Scientist told ANI

  • Cyclone Nisarga LIVE Updates | Now Cyclone Nisarga seems to head north of Mumbai, towards Palghar and Dahanu, said Mahesh Palawat, vice president.  Meteorology And climate Change, SkymetWeather, as he warned Mumbaikars to brace up for very heavy rains and gale-force winds. Crucial time is between the evening of June 2 and the afternoon of June 3, he added.

  • Cyclone Nisarga LIVE Updates | Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ships aircraft and shore stations continuously relaying warnings about impending adverse weather to merchant vessels and fishermen: ICG (ANI)

  • Here are some measures that can be taken during and after the cyclone to save a lot of lives and livelihoods:

    Outdoors:

    > Do not enter damaged buildings
    > Watch out for broken electric poles and wires, and other sharp objects
    > Seek a safe shelter  as soon as possible

    (Source: National Disaster Management Authority)

  • Here are some measures that can be taken during and after the cyclone to save a lot of lives and livelihoods:

    Indoors:

    > Switch off electrical mains, gas supply
    > Keep doors and windows shut
    > If your house is unsafe, leave early before the onset of a cyclone
    > Listen to radio/transistor
    > Drink boiled/chlorinated water
    > Rely only on official warning

    (Source: National Disaster Management Authority)

  • Here are some measures that can be taken ahead of the cyclone to save a lot of lives and livelihoods:

    > Ignore rumours, stay calm, don't panic
    > Keep mobile phones charged to ensure connectivity; use SMS
    > Listen to the radio, watch TV, read newspapers for weather updates
    > Keep documents and valuables in waterproof containers
    > Prepare an emergency kit with essential items for safety and survival
    > Secure your house; carry out repairs; don't leave sharp objects loose
    > Untie cattle/animals to ensure their safety

    (Source: National Disaster Management Authority)

  • Cyclone Nisarga in Maharashtra LIVE Updates | National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams deployed in Palghar conduct survey in the district and take stock of the situation, in view of impending severe cyclone. (ANI)

  • Cyclone Nisarga Live Updates | JUST IN: It is very likely to intensify into a Cyclonic Storm during the next 12 hours and further into a Severe Cyclonic Storm during the subsequent 12 hours. It's very likely to move nearly northwards during next 6 hours and recurve north-northeastwards thereafter and cross north Maharashtra and adjoining south Gujarat coast between Harihareshwar (Raigad, Maharashtra) and Daman during the afternoon of June 3: IMD

  • Cyclone Nisarga Live Updates | Gujarat braces for cyclone, deploys 10 NDRF teams

    In anticipation of a cyclonic storm making landfall on the Gujarat coast on June 3, the state government has ordered evacuation of people living in low-lying areas and deployed 10 teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) in over half a dozen districts.