The cyclone made landfall near Alibaug in coastal Raigad district of Maharashtra around 12:30 pm
The cyclone landfall usually brings with it high-speed winds, severe storm surge and torrential downpour, which can have a severe impact on the region
The last time a cyclone hit Mumbai, according to newspaper articles, was nearly a century and a half ago, on June 6, 1882
As many as 13 teams of the National Disaster Response Force and six teams of the State Disaster Response Force have been deployed
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Cyclone Nisarga will impact Mumbai, Thane and other coastal districts of Maharashtra like Raigad and Palghar, along with Valsad, Navsari, Surat, Bhavnagar and Bharuch districts of Gujarat
Earlier yesterday, NDRF Director General SN Pradhan had said that 10 teams have been deployed in Maharashtra and 11 in Gujarat
Similarly, special trains from Patna, Varanasi, and Thiruvananthapuram, which were scheduled to reach during the daytime were regulated and will now arrive in Mumbai behind schedule
The storm will cross North Maharashtra and adjoining South Gujarat coast between Harihareshwar and Daman, on June 3 afternoon
Domestic airlines are operating 50 flights to and from Mumbai ( 25 arrivals and departures each) as a part of curtailed schedule upon resumption of domestic flights from May 25
As many as 21,080 villagers from Vasai, Palghar, Dahanu and Talasari talukas, which are likely to be affected by the cyclonic storm, have been shifted to safer places
The IMD warned of heavy rainfall ranging from 6.4 cm to 11.5 cm to very heavy rainfall of 11.5 cm to 20.4 cm in the areas
The IMD in its latest bulletin predicted that the severe cyclonic storm will make landfall with a sustained wind speed of 100-110 kmph gusting up to 120 kmph
Scientists have observed an increasing trend of post-monsoon tropical cyclones over the Arabian Sea
Heavy rains are also expected in south Gujarat and coastal Maharashtra
Fishermen who have ventured into the Arabian Sea along the north and south Gujarat coasts have been advised to return by Sunday
On June 2, wind speed will reach 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 over south Gujarat coast, with sea condition very likely to be "rough to very rough"
The weather forecaster predicted that the sea is likely to be rough to very rough over the southeast & adjoining east-central Arabian Sea and the Lakshadweep area during the next 24 hours
Human interference and a flawed development model are making cyclones more destructive for the ecologically fragile region, writes Namrata Acharya
Sources said usually Kolkata airport handles about 240 flights a day but owing to Covid-19 and the state govt's request, number of flights have been staggered