IMD Update: The severe cyclonic storm ‘Nisarga’ over coastal Maharashtra moved north-northeastwards with a speed of 24 kmph during past six hours and weakened into a cyclonic storm. It lay centered at 4:30 pm about 70 km east-northeast of Alibag and 80 km east-southeast of Mumbai (Colaba) and 45 km northwest of Pune.
Skymet Weather’s Vice president Meteorology And climate Change Mahesh Palawat said that “Threat for Mumbai is almost over. Rains to continue until tonight but winds will not exceed 50 Kmph. Eye of Cyclone Nisarga has completed landfall. Process will get completed in next one hour.”
The cyclone that formed due to a low pressure area in the Arabian Sea comes at a time when the state with the highest number of coronavirus cases in India has been struggling to deal with an overburdened healthcare infrastructure. Any damage left in the wake of the cyclone will add more stress and could complicate the fight against COVID-19.
The Chief Minister asked the residents of Mumbai to be prepared to face possible power cuts as strong winds hit the city. He asked them to charge their gadgets and if possible, keep emergency lights handy.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday said that tropical cyclone Nisarga has headed for the Maharashtra coast, and is going to make landfall on June 3 close to Mumbai.
“Depression over east-central Arabian Sea lay near latitude 14.4deg N and longitude 71.2deg E about 300 km west-southwest of Panjim, 550 km south-southwest of Mumbai and 770 km south-southwest of Surat,” the IMD added.
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The flight operations at the Mumbai airport, which were earlier suspended till 7 pm, resumed from 6 pm, an airport spokesperson said on Wednesday.
MIAL, the private airport operator, had earlier announced that all operations at the CSMIA will remain suspended between 2.30 pm and 7 pm as a precautionary measure in view of the cyclone Nisarga.
"The landing and take-off is permitted at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) will be permitted from 6 pm," the spokesperson said in the statement. (PTI)
Skymet Weather's Vice president Meteorology And climate Change Mahesh Palawat said that "Threat for Mumbai is almost over. Rains to continue until tonight but winds will not exceed 50 Kmph. Eye of Cyclone Nisarga has completed landfall. Process will get completed in next one hour.
Mobile network services disrupted in some parts of Raigad district, Nidhi Choudhari, District Magistrate told news agency ANI. Severe Cyclonic Storm Nisarga crossed the coast between 12:30 pm and 14:30 pm today with a wind speed of 100-110 kilometres per hour gusting to 120 mph, says IMD.
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), whose 43 teams are deployed along the coast of Maharashtra and Gujarat to prevent casualties due to cyclone Nisarga, shared visuals of the landfall. The process of landfall began shortly before 1 pm off Alibaug, and the "severe cyclonic storm" struck the coastline shortly thereafter with wind speed as high as 120 kmph.
India Meteorological Department, an agency of the Ministry of Earth Sciences of the Government of India, is providing detailed updates about the expected trajectory of the cyclone. The department is also sharing latest visuals on Twitter.
Cyclone Nisarga, headed towards the coastline of Maharashtra and Gujarat, comes a week after Cyclone Amphan wreaked havoc in West Bengal.
Cyclone Nisarga is making landfall south of Alibag now with strong wind speed of 120-140 kmph.
Hail precipitation is very likely over and nearby Narnaul during next one hour, says IMD
So far, around 40,000 people have been evacuated to safer places from various locations (sea belt areas) of Maharashtra: NDRF commandant Anup Shrivastava
Dear consumers, there is power failure due to emergency outage, restoration likely only after 11.30pm. Inconvenience regretted: MSEDCL
"The cyclone will cross Maharashtra coast between Harihareshwar and Daman, very close to Alibag between 1pm and 4pm. While crossing the coast it will have strong winds of 100-120kmph over Mumbai, Thane and Raigad districts of Maharashtra," said Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, DGM, IMD.
Amid fear of Cyclone Nisarga, the power utility firms may go for preventive 'forced shutdown' of the transformer in affected areas. According to reports, as most of the power lines in Kalyan-Dombivl are in the open, the supply may get affected. The BEST has kept several generators on standby.
Ratnagiri recorded 59kmph at 9.30am. Gale wind reaching 60-70kmph gusting to 80 kmph prevails along & off south Konkan coast and 50-60kmph gusting to 70kmph along & off north Konkan coast. It will become 100-110kmph gusting to 12 kmph in the afternoon during landfall time: Met
NDRF teams conduct evacuation of the population at Uttan village in Mira Bhaindar, Thane
In view of the cyclonic storm Nisarga hitting the area of Raigad district at around 1200 hours on June 3, Citizens of Navi Mumbai are advised to stay indoors from morning 9 am to 6 pm. Heavy rainfall and winds are expected.
Cyclone Nisarga approaching north Maharashtra coast with a speed of 13kmph during past 6 hours. It is 155km south-southwest of Alibaug and 200km south-southwest of Mumbai: India Meteorological Department (IMD)
5 trains that were to depart from Mumbai Terminal have been rescheduled while 2 trains that were scheduled to arrive at Mumbai Terminal to be suitably regulated and one train has been diverted: Indian Railways