Cyclone Nisarga: NDRF surveys coastal villages in Palghar, Dahanu; over 40,000 to be evacuated

Sandhya Nair | TNN | Jun 2, 2020, 12:56 IST

NDRF teams surveyed homes along the coast and have asked people to move out of their houses that are mostly thatched.

NDRF teams surveyed homes along the coast and have asked people to move out of their houses that are mostly th...Read More

MUMBAI: The two National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) teams on Tuesday morning surveyed the coastal villages in Palghar and Dahanu and over 40,000 people will be evacuated.
The Palghar district administration is on high alert as cyclone Nisarga is expected to hit the west coast of Maharashtra, including Palghar on Wednesday night.
Two schools in Dahanu have been readied to move villagers staying close to the coast.
NDRF teams surveyed homes along the coast and have asked people to move out of their houses that are mostly thatched.
District officials said that the houses in Vasai taluka, Palghar and Dahanu have been surveyed. Villagers have been issued advisory on the cyclone. The evacuation process is to start by second half of the day.
Meanwhile, light showers were experienced in the district.