New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (May 17) referred to as the chief ministers of Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Goa and the Lt Governor of Daman and Diu to debate the preparations to handle cyclone Tauktae that hit the western coast of India.
PM Modi assured the state governments to supply all crucial help to deal with the extreme cyclonic storm that’s wreaking havoc within the area.
In a telephonic dialog with Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, and Daman and Diu Lt Governor Praful Patel, he took inventory of the state of affairs.
The prime minister mentioned that the National Disaster Response Forces (NDRF) groups are actively finishing up reduction and rescue operations.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday evening called up Chief Minister Vijay Rupani over the phone and sought details of preparation by the state government to deal with cyclone Tauktae,” Gujarat Chief Minister’s Office mentioned in an announcement.
The chief minister apprised the PM in regards to the precautionary steps being taken by the state authorities to deal with the state of affairs.
According to the assertion, the state authorities has evacuated 1.5 lakh folks residing in a ten km radius of coastal areas of completely different districts which are prone to bear the brunt of the cyclonic storm.
Goa CM Sawant mentioned that the Prime Minister referred to as to investigate in regards to the influence of cyclone Tauktae on the state, and warranted all attainable help from the Central authorities.
Earlier within the day, Maharashtra CM`s Office tweeted, “CM Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray is closely monitoring the Cyclone Tauktae situation in the state.”
As per the most recent replace given by the IMD, cyclone Tauktae, which has now intensified into an “extremely severe cyclonic storm”, is prone to cross the Gujarat coast between Porbandar and Mahuva, round 20 km east of the Union territory of Diu between 8 pm and 11 pm on Monday with a most sustained wind pace of 155-165 kmph.
