Cyclone Nisarga will hit Alibaug near Mumbai at noon with winds of 110 KMPH: 10 points

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The cyclonic storm will land near Alibaug, triggering heavy rain.

Mumbai / New Delhi:
Tropical storm Nisarga, which intensified this morning as a “severe cyclonic storm”, is heading for the coasts of Maharashtra and Gujarat and is expected to land near Mumbai, hit by coronavirus this afternoon. It will be the second cyclone to hit India in two weeks and the first to hit the financial capital in more than 100 years. No one is allowed to go out to public places such as beaches, parks and walks along the Mumbai coastline, police said in a night order. Maharashtra, Gujarat, Daman and Diu, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli have been put on alert while parts of these two states and Union territories fall on the path of the cyclone that has developed over an area of ​​low pressure over the Arabian Sea.

Here are 10 developments in this great story:

  1. Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday called on the people of the state to “stay inside”. “The cyclone could be more severe than those the state has faced so far. The activities that had resumed (as part of the easing of the lock) will remain closed for the next two days, people should stay vigilant, “said Thackeray. With more than 70,000 cases of COVID-19, the state is the most affected in the country by the pandemic.

  2. The cyclone storm will land near Alibaug, about 100 km from Mumbai, triggering heavy rain and winds at a speed of up to 110 kilometers per hour, the Indian Meteorological Department or IMD announced on Tuesday.

  3. The eye of the cyclone – a calm area in the center of the storm – is visible on the radar, the meteorological department said this morning. The storm is continuously followed by Doppler or DWR weather radars in Goa and Mumbai. “” The diameter of the eye is approximately 65 km, as observed by the radar. thus the diameter has decreased in the last 01 hours, which indicates an intensification of the system. As a result, the wind speed increased from 85 to 95 km / h to 90 to 100 km / h with gusts to 110 km / h, “the weather office tweeted.

  4. In Mumbai, the movement ban is until Thursday noon, police said in a late evening order, adding that anyone caught in violation of the ban would face criminal prosecution. More than 10,000 people, including some patients with coronavirus, have been moved to safer places.

  5. The civil aviation regulator – Directorate General of Civil Aviation or DGCA – warned airlines on Tuesday against the dangers of operation in monsoons and storms. Several flights and trains were canceled before the scheduled landing.

  6. A storm surge – as high as two meters (three to 6.5 feet) above the astronomical tide – will flood the lower coastal areas of the districts of Mumbai, Thane and Raigad during the landing, the meteorological department said .

  7. More than 30 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have been deployed in the areas expected to be affected along the coasts of Maharashtra and Gujarat. An NDRF team consists of 45 people. Gujarat has requested five additional teams; 15 will be stationed in the state Tuesday evening, and two more on standby, said NDRF chief SN Pradhan. Ten teams have been dispatched to Maharashtra, six of which are pending.

  8. Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted on Tuesday: “Took stock of the situation in the wake of hurricane conditions in parts of the west coast of India. Praying for the welfare of all. I urge people to take all possible precautions and safety measures (sic) “. In a tweet, his office later said that Prime Minister Modi had met with the head of the Maharashtra ministry, Uddhav Thackeray, and the chief minister of Gujarat, Vijay Rupani, providing all possible assistance to the center.

  9. Indian Coast Guard vessels and planes have been deployed along the coast to warn fishermen and merchant vessels to return to port. On Tuesday, the office of Maharashtra’s chief minister, Uddhav Thackeray (CMO), listed some of the measures that were being taken. These included evacuating those who remained in thatched huts. Non-COVID-19 hospitals have been instructed to prepare for any medical emergency. The state is also taking action in the event of a power outage and securing the Palghar district nuclear power plant.

  10. Cyclone Nisarga will be the second to hit the Indian coast in less than two weeks; Last month, Cyclone Amphan, one of the worst storms to have occurred over the Bay of Bengal in recent years, hit Bengal and parts of Odisha, killing nearly 100 people and affecting hundreds from thousands to thousands of thousands of thousands of thousands of kilos. The Chief Minister of Bengal estimated the damage to the crore of 1 lakh rupee.

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