Tag: Cyclone Nisarga

Bhubaneswar: A fresh cyclone is brewing over the Arabian Sea on the western coast and is expected to hit some parts of Maharashtra and Gujarat. India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday issued alert for north Maharashtra and south Gujarat coast. Cyclonic storm ‘Nisarga’ will affect the coastal districts of Maharashtra, including Mumbai, more than Gujarat […]

New Delhi: A week after a raging cyclone wreaked havoc in West Bengal, the country is now bracing to face another cyclone which is headed towards the coastline of Maharashtra and Gujarat. “Nisarga” currently lies as a depression 490 km from Mumbai, 280 km from Goa’s capital city and 710 km from Surat district in […]

New Delhi: The deep depression in the Arabian Sea strengthened into a cyclonic storm ‘Nisarga’ on Tuesday morning and will make landfall close to Alibag, 94 kms south of Mumbai on the afternoon of June 3. It will make landfall as a ‘severe cyclonic storm’ with a wind speed of 100-110 kmh gusting to 120 […]

Mumbai: As Cyclone ‘Nisarga’ whirls towards Maharashtra at a steady pace, concerns have been expressed about the nuclear and chemical plants and other sensitive installations that would come in its direct path. The cyclone is expected to make landfall late Tuesday night or early Wednesday, with all authorities in the state braced for the fallout. […]

Mumbai: The landfall process of Cyclone ‘Nisarga’ has begun and will continue for three hours, the India Meteorological Department said on Wednesday. The right side of the cyclone’s wall cloud passed through coastal Maharashtra, mainly covering the Riagad district. “The centre of the cyclone is very close to the Maharashtra coast. The landfall process has […]