As the storm brewing in the Arabian Sea intensified into a tropical cyclone Nisarga on Tuesday morning, many experts believe its landfall would be a rarest of rare events on the Maharashtra coastline. The last cyclone to hit Mumbai was cyclonic storm 'Phyan' on November 11, 2009. Nisarga is currently located around 400 km from Mumbai as a deep depression.

"Care is being taken to prevent power outages. Precautions are being taken at chemical units and nuclear power plants in #Palghar and Raigad," Chief Minister #UddhavThackeray (@OfficeofUT) said in an update on the cyclone.@uddhavthackeray #NisargaCyclone pic.twitter.com/dyk9ZYrb5C

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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that the cyclonic storms will strengthen into severe cyclonic storms and cross Maharashtra and Gujarat coast between Harihareshwar and Daman, close to Alibag in Maharashtra's Raigad district on Wednesday afternoon.