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Municipal workers use a bulldozer to clear uprooted trees from a road that fell during Cyclone Nisarga, in Mumbai
Cyclone in Mumbai: Heavy rains continued to lash parts of Maharashtra, Gujarata on Thursday causing waterlogging in areas after Cyclone Nisarga changed direction slightly and made a landfall near Alibaug, about 110 km from Mumbai, in a huge relief to the country's financial centre already reeling under the Covid-19 pandemic. Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray asked officials to complete panchnamas or inspection reports of losses due to cyclone Nisarga in Raigad district within two days. The Chief Minister also announced Rs 4 lakh ex-gratia to the kin of the deceased.
Police and civic officials said six people died and 16 were injured in cyclone-related incidents as the storm slammed the coastal districts of Maharashtra from Arabian sea with wind speeds of up to 120 kilometres per hour(kmph) in the afternoon. Mumbai remained on edge as it braced for the cyclone after a gap of 72 years.
Nisarga had weakened into a 'cyclonic storm' in the evening and by night further weakened into a deep depression and now lay over north-central Maharashtra, said the latest bulletin by the India Meteorological Department(IMD). The wind speed has reduced considerably to 25 kmph, it said.
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11:55 PM
Rainy Thursday in Mumbai in cyclone's aftermath
The island city and suburban areas of Mumbai received nearly 50-mm of rain in eight hours on Thursday, a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) release said. The rain followed Cyclone Nisarga which made landfall in neighbouring Raigad district on Wednesday. Colaba weather station recorded 49.6 mm rain while Santacruz station recorded 47 mm rain between 8.30 am to 5.30 pm.
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Procured wheat feared damaged due to rain in Madhya Pradesh
Wheat procured by the government from farmers and lying in the open is feared to have been damaged due to the rains in Madhya Pradesh. While the state government admitted that grains were stored in the open at some procurement centres, opposition Congress blamed it for carelessness despite receiving cyclone warning. Forty-six out of 52 districts of Madhya Pradesh recorded rains as a result of cyclone Nisarga on Wednesday and Thursday.
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Restoration work begins in Raigad post Cyclone Nisarga
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force and local authorities on Thursday started restoration work in Maharashtra's Raigad district that has borne the brunt of cyclonic storm 'Nisarga'. The cyclone made landfall near Shrivardhan in the district on Wednesday afternoon and lashed the coastal areas of Alibaug, Revdanda, Revas, Murud, Mhasala and Roha with strong winds and heavy rains.
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Cyclone Nisarga caused damage in 15 Maharashtra districts: Minister
The cyclone Nisarga has caused damage in 14-15 districts including Palghar, Pune & Raigad. District collectors of these districts have been ordered to survey the extent of the damage and report it to the state govt: Maharashtra Minister Vijay Wadettiwar
10:58 PM
Heavy rainfall in parts of Gujarat due to cyclone
Several parts of Gujarat received copious rain during the last 24 hours due the severe cyclonic storm 'Nisarga', which brushed past the state's southern coast without causing large-scale damage on Wednesday. As predicted by the Meteorological Centre here, parts of south Gujarat along with the Saurashtra region received considerable rain during the last 24 hours.
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Ajit Pawar reviews damage caused by cyclone in Pune district
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday reviewed damage caused by cyclone Nisarga in Pune and instructed district administration to conduct immediate spot inspections to assess the quantum of losses. According to an official statement, Pawar, also guardian minister of Pune, interacted with local public representatives and officials to know details regarding the losses caused in urban and rural parts of the Western Maharashtra district.
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Cyclone Nisarga LIVE: Nisarga weakens to cyclonic storm, some parts of north India witness rain
Two people died due to to rain-related incidents in Maharashtra due to Cyclone Nisagra that weakened to a cyclonic storm on Thursday, while some areas in northern states of the country witnessed rainfall. The cyclone, which weakened into a low pressure area, is likely to enter Madhya Pradesh by Thursday evening from the southern parts of the state, instead of the western parts as predicted earlier, an official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
IMD officials said that the cyclone has weakened into a cyclonic storm before entering Madhya Pradesh, and is likely to lose its intensity further. As parts of Nashik received heavy rainfall, a 45-year-old woman died of electrocution in a rain-related incident when she entered an inundated poultry farm. A 35-year-old man, who was severely injured in an incident of wall collapse in Pune, died at a hospital.
Nisarga and its accompanying rains seem to have had a positive impact on Mumbai's overall air quality index, which improved to 17, the best reading for this year as of now.
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LIVE: Nisarga weakens to cyclonic storm, some parts of north India witness rain
Two people died due to to rain-related incidents in Maharashtra due to Cyclone Nisagra that weakened to a cyclonic storm on Thursday, while some areas in northern states of the country witnessed rainfall.
The cyclone, which weakened into a low pressure area, is likely to enter Madhya Pradesh by Thursday evening from the southern parts of the state, instead of the western parts as predicted earlier, an official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. IMD officials said that the cyclone has weakened into a cyclonic storm before entering Madhya Pradesh, and is likely to lose its intensity further.
As parts of Nashik received heavy rainfall, a 45-year-old woman died of electrocution in a rain-related incident when she entered an inundated poultry farm. A 35-year-old man, who was severely injured in an incident of wall collapse in Pune, died at a hospital.
Nisarga and its accompanying rains seem to have had a positive impact on Mumbai's overall air quality index, which improved to 17, the best reading for this year as of now.
Authorities started restoration work in Raigad district that borne the brunt of cyclonic storm. Several kutcha houses, temporary shades were destroyed, while hundreds of trees and many electrical poles were uprooted and roofs of some structures were blown away by the storm, an official said.
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Cyclone Nisarga LIVE: Heavy rainfall in parts of Gujarat due to cyclone
Several parts of Gujarat received copious rain during the last 24 hours due the severe cyclonic storm 'Nisarga', which brushed past the state's southern coast without causing large-scale damage on Wednesday. As predicted by the Meteorological Centre here, parts of south Gujarat along with the Saurashtra region received considerable rain during the last 24 hours.
In a release on Thursday, the State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) said Dharampur taluka of Valsad district received 78 mm of rainfall, the highest in Gujarat.
Dharampur was followed by Ahwa taluka of Dang district (75 mm), Nizar of Tapi (65), Subir of Dang (60), Waghai of Dang (46), Kotda-Sangani of Rajkot (36), Kaprada of Valsad (36) and Thangadh of Surendranagar district (31), it said. During the day, light to moderate showers were reported from several districts, including Amreli, Bhavnagar and Kutch.
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First Published: Jun 03 2020 | 7:33 AM IST