As Cyclone Nisarga is expected to hit land at Alibaug on Wednesday afternoon, the Raigad district administration on Tuesday moved nearly 5,000 people living in the close proximity of the shore to safer places. Until late Tuesday night, Raigad Collector Nidhi Choudhari monitored the preparedness around the coastal areas, especially in Alibaug city and other areas under the zilla parishad, which would witness the fury of the cyclonic storm in the afternoon.

She added, "More than 19,000 living in kachha houses across the coast lines in Raigad district, including the 5,000 in Alibaug, have been shifted to safer areas, adequate measures were taken to avoid losses to human life and property. Apart from local police, fire brigade, a national disaster team have also been called in."