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Landfall process has started and it will be completed in 3 hou... Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a review meeting with officials of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on preparedness for deal... 18 teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and six teams of State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) have been deployed at different locations. Cyclone Nisarga is ... As many as 50,000 living near the coastline in South Gujarat have already been shifted to safer places while work is in progress to evacuate more people, Additional Chief Secretary, Revenue, Pankaj Kumar said.
Nearly 43,000 people living near the coastline in Gujarat's Valsad and Navsari districts have so far been shifted to safer places as the state prepares to face the approaching cyclonic storm Nisarga, officials said on Wednesday.
Fishermen have been advised not to go into the sea. Raval said, 'We have shifted nearly 32,000 people living close to the seashore to temporary shelters. Maharashtra, Gujarat brace for cyclone Nisarga, Subscribe to Morning Filter & Evening Wrap newsletter, Railways to introduce 200 more trains during festive season, says Board Chairman, “Govt. NDRF team survey Palghar coast line ahead of cyclone warning by IMD, on June 1, 2020.
Following the meeting, Mr. Rupani said 10 teams of the NDRF have already taken position in five districts of south Gujarat and Bhavnagar and Amreli districts of Saurashtra to deal with any situation arising out of the cyclone. India Meteorological Department has scaled up its weather warning for Mumbai. Mr. Rupani said while all fishermen of south Gujarat and Saurashtra have been called back from the sea, salt-pan workers of these regions have been shifted to safer locations.
Ahead of the storm, the weather of Bhavnagar suddenly changed on Monday as strong winds coupled with rain lashed the city in the morning.
In view of the cyclonic activity over the Arabian Sea, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Monday chaired a high-level meet in Gandhinagar to assess the preparedness of the state machinery to tackle all eventualities. However, we have a request for those who can afford to subscribe: please do. I urge people of these areas to remain indoors on June 3 and 4,” Mr. Rupani told reporters. Valsad collector R.R.
Nisarga has now become a 'severe cyclonic storm' and is approaching North Maharashtra coast with a speed of 110 km per hour.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has indicated that the cyclone may not make a landfall on the Gujarat coast. You have reached your limit for free articles this month. Sudden thunderstorm uprooted trees as well as solar panels at some places in the district, said officials. These five districts of south Gujarat are Surat, Bharuch, Navsari, Valsad and Dang.
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