Cyclone Nisarga News

The Maharashtra CM has asked officials to file a report of the damage caused by Cyclone Nisarga within two days, in order to assure that speedy help is provided to the farmers and villagers.

In Maharashtra, the number of people killed by the devastating Cyclone Nisarga has risen to 6. Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, while making an assessment of the damage done by the Cyclone, has announced financial assistance of Rs 4 lakh for the kin of those who died in cyclone-related incidents. 

A day after cyclone Nisarg rumbled through the city, people in Mumbai witnessed a rainy Thursday morning. 

The operations were suspended due to the Cyclone Nisarga land-fall in the State.  

Cyclone Nisarga made landfall on Wednesday (June 3, 2020) as 'severe cyclonic storm' in Maharashtra's Alibaug which is about 50 km away from Mumbai city. It is expected to enter the Mumbai city in a few hours as the cyclonic cycle lays centered over eastcentral Arabian Sea near LAT. 18.1°N and Long. 72.8°E lies very close to Raigad coast. 

"We shall take it as it comes .. one braves the thought .. and the hopes rise until the reality strikes," Big B wrote in his blog.

Mumbai's international airport will only operate 19 flights, including 11 departures and eight arrivals, on Wednesday (June 3) due to uncertain weather conditions caused by cyclone Nisarga, which is expected to make its landfall in Maharashtra Wednesday afternoon .

In the wake of the impending threat posed by Cyclone Nisarga, which is expected to hit Maharashtra on Wednesday (June 3) afternoon, Indian Railways has rescheduled some trains that were scheduled to arrive/depart from Mumbai on Wednesday.

The cyclone is expected to make landfall late Tuesday night or early Wednesday.

Cyclone Nisarga is expected to make a landfall very close to Maharashtra's Alibagh on the afternoon of June 3. IMD has officially declared it as a cyclonic storm and it is currently located 450 km south-southwest of Mumbai.

The cyclone landfall process has begun near Alibaug which is about 50 km away from Mumbai city, the coastal areas of Maharashtra and Gujarat have been put on high alert.

An alert has been issued for Mumbai city and suburbs, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri, and Sindhudurg districts, as these are coastal areas.

As of now, 10 NDRF teams have been deployed in Maharashtra and 16 in Gujarat.

The India Meterological Department (IMD) on Tuesday (June 2) said that deep depression in south-east and adjoining east-central Arabian Sea and Lakshadweep area intensified into cyclonic storm around noon on Tuesday and has been officially named as Cyclone Nisarga. The name proposed by Bangladesh is the first in the series of new names.

In the wake of cyclone Nisarga, two teams of 20 NDRF personnel each have been deployed in Maharashtra's Raigad district. These teams are currently placed in Alibag and Shrivardhan area of Maharashtra.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday (June 3) that a depression in Eastcentral Arabian Sea would intensify into a deep depression by Tuesday afternoon and intensify further into a Cyclonic Storm over Eastcentral Arabian Sea during next 12 hours.

India Meteorological Department on Monday (June 1) said that the depression over the south-east and adjoining east-central Arabian Sea and Lakshadweep area is expected would intensify into cyclone Nisarga by Tuesday and it will impact Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg districts and neighbouring areas in Konkan.

India Meterological Department (IMD) on Monday (June 1) said that the well-marked low-pressure area over the south-east and adjoining east-central Arabian Sea and Lakshadweep area concentrated into a depression on Monday morning.