Tauktae Cyclone: Maharashtra CM Thackeray asks authorities in coastal districts to be alert
In view of IMD’s warning about Cyclone Tauktae, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has directed the authorities in coastal districts of the state to stay alert and well-equipped to deal with the scenario.
‘Be alert and guarantee rescue operation wherever needed,’ Thackeray was quoted as saying in an announcement issued by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) late evening on Friday.
Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg districts are doubtless to bear the brunt of the cyclone and therefore the collectors of those districts have been requested to take all needed precautions in phrases of rescue equipments and manpower, Thackeray stated.
He stated this throughout a meetingof the Disaster Management Authority that was held to take inventory of the preparations to deal with the cyclone, the assertion stated.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had stated on Friday that the despair in the Arabian Sea is probably going to intensify right into a ‘very extreme cyclonic storm’ on May 17 and cross the Gujarat coast a day later.
It had additionally stated the climate situation has intensified right into a deep despair and it is extremely doubtless to additional intensify into cyclonic storm Tauktae by Saturday morning. It could be very doubtless to intensify additional right into a extreme cyclonic storm by Saturday evening,
The IMD had predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in Konkan and Goa on May 15-16.Â
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