With Cyclone Tauktae expected to hit parts of the western coast of Maharashtra today, including Mumbai, the BMC as precaution measure, shifted 580 patients admitted to temporary structures at the Dahisar, Mulund and BKC jumbo centres, to other centres across the city. The decision was taken late on Saturday evening, and the operation was carried out in the night. Earlier in the day, 30 patients were shifted out of the Mulund jumbo centre.

“We don’t want to take any risk. People on ventilator/ICU can’t move by themselves, so we have decided to transfer them to a safer place. Even people on oxygen may be shifted to other centres,” said Mahesh Narvekar, officer on special duty, Disaster Management department of the BMC.