Thackeray said that priority is being given to restore power and tele-communication lines besides repairing the damaged houses of people.
June 5, 2020One 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.
June 3, 2020After storming the Maharashtra coast, cyclone Nisarga has started weakening and its intensity will reduce further by evening, the India Meteorological Department said.
June 3, 2020This is the first time that a cyclone is making landfall on the Maharashtra coast in June since record-keeping began in 1891.
June 3, 2020On Tuesday evening, Akshay Kumar shared a video on social media where he speaks about the necessary precautions Mumbaikars need to take.
June 3, 2020Mumbai 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.
June 3, 2020The 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.
June 3, 2020The 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.
June 2, 2020The 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.
June 2, 2020The 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).
June 2, 2020NDRF Director-General SN Pradhan informed that 21 teams of NDRF are deployed in both the states and 10 teams are on standby.
June 2, 2020Shah held the review meeting with senior officials of the NDMA, NDRF and IMD.
June 1, 2020The IMD had earlier said that conditions were favourable for the onset of the monsoon over Kerala on June 1 due to the formation of Cyclone 'Nisarga' over Arabian Sea.
June 1, 2020