Operations resumed at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai from 6 pm on Wednesday, 3 June, hours after the airport halted take-offs or landings in view of Cyclone ‘Nisarga’.
Meanwhile, several low-lying areas in Pune were inundated due to rains brought by the cyclone, with incidents of trees falling due to gusty winds also reported in some parts of the city, according to news agency PTI.
“Severe cyclonic storm ‘Nisarga’ has crossed Raigad district. Now, we are experiencing post-landfall effect with a wind speed of 90-100 kmph in Mumbai and Thane, and moderate to heavy to very heavy rainfall," IMD scientist Shubhangi Bhute was quoted by ANI as saying on Wednesday evening.
After intensifying into a "severe cyclonic storm" in the early hours of Wednesday, Cyclone 'Nisarga' made landfall on the Maharashtra coast near Alibag. The landfall process began at around 12:40 pm, according to IMD.
- Strong winds and rainfall were witnessed in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, damaging infrastructure and disrupting mobile network services
- Three members of a family were injured when cement blocks from an adjacent under-construction building fell on their shanty at Mumbai’s Santacruz due to gusty winds.
- Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday appealed to the citizens to stay indoors for the next two days
- National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have already been deployed in both the states
- Over 40,000 people living near the sea coast in Mumbai have been shifted to safer places
Operations Resume at Mumbai Airport
Operations were scheduled to resume at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai from 6 pm on Wednesday, hours after the airport halted take-offs or landings in view of Cyclone ‘Nisarga’, the airport public relations officer said.
3 Injured After Cement Blocks Fall on Shanty in Mumbai
Three members of a family were injured on Wednesday when cement blocks from an adjacent under-construction building fell on their shanty at Mumbai's Santacruz due to gusty winds in the wake of Cyclone Nisarga, the police said.
CM Thackeray Directs Administration to Maintain Operational Readiness
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has directed the state administration to maintain operational readiness and ensure immediate rescue works as Cyclone Nisarga moves from Mumbai and Thane towards north, PTI reported.
'Trees Uprooted, Electricity Lines Damaged': Raigad Collector
Speaking to The Quint on the situation in Raigad, where Cyclone Nisarga made landfall on Wednesday, collector Nidhi Chaudhari said as many as 13,541 people have been evacuated in the district.
"There's heavy rainfall, gusty winds are blowing all over the district. It started from Diveagar, Shrivardhan and then it moved to Alibag. Right now, it's widening across the district. Trees have been uprooted in many locations, electricity lines have also been damaged badly. Tin sheds that were not tightly fixed have been damaged," she said.
"People who were either living in kaccha houses or in slums, or even if they were living in pucca houses but on the ground floor surrounded by trees, which could have fallen on the building — such people were evacuated until midnight yesterday," she added.
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