Mumbai: Fishermen anchored their boats at Versova seaside in Mumbai resulting from formation of Cyclone Tauktae within the Arabian Sea
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation shifted 580 patients from Covid care facilities within the metropolis as a precautionary measure after India Meteorological Department warned that Cyclone Tauktae is prone to cross near the town, a BMC official stated on Sunday.
The BMC on Saturday evening shifted 580 patients from BKC (243), Dahisar (183), and Mulund (154) jumbo Covid care amenities to state and civic-run hospitals in Mumbai, the official stated.
Officials are additionally considering a attainable shut down of the Bandra-Worli Sea Link as a precautionary measure due to IMD’s announcement that the cyclone could cross near the town on Sunday.
The BMC had on Friday alerted metropolis hospitals to keep away from last-minute confusion over beds and availability of oxygen gadgets. Suburban rail providers in Mumbai will function on Sunday, the official stated.
The IMD on Saturday evening stated the cyclonic storm Tauktae, the primary to hit the Indian Coast this 12 months, has intensified right into a “severe cyclonic storm” and is heading in direction of the coast of Gujarat and the Union Territory of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
The IMD had stated the storm is prone to cross the Mumbai coast late Saturday or early Sunday from a distance, so minimal harm is anticipated. It will, nevertheless, trigger gusty winds and heavy rain in a couple of locations in Mumbai, Thane and Palghar.
The IMD had additionally knowledgeable the BMC that Mumbai just isn’t within the direct line of the specter of the cyclone. However, as it would cross by way of the ocean close to the Mumbai coast, its impact is prone to be accompanied by rain and robust winds.
The BMC has requested ward officers to make sure hoardings don’t fall on the street and to take away them in the event that they fall. The 24 ward officers have been informed to be prepared with manpower and tools and put together shelter properties in case individuals dwelling close to low-lying areas must be relocated, the official stated.
The cyclone is prone to transfer north-northwestwards and cross the Gujarat coast between Porbandar and Naliya round May 18 with wind velocity gusting as much as 175 kmph, the IMD stated.
On Saturday evening, the storm was round 220 km south-southwest of Panaji and 590 km south-southwest of Mumbai, leading to heavy rainfall, gusty winds and thunderstorms in Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts.
