Nisarga swirls towards Maharashtra, concerns at nuclear, chemical units

As the Cyclone Nisarga whirls towards Maharashtra at a steady pace concerns have been expressed here on Tuesday about the nuclear and chemical plants that would come in its direct path The cyclone is expected to make landfall late Tuesday night or early WednesdayAs the CycloneNisarga whirls towards Maharashtra at a steady pace concerns have been expressed on Tuesday about the nuclear and chemical plants that would come in its direct pathThe cyclone is expected to make landfall late Tuesday night or early WednesdayIMDWeather pictwittercomruxq27kUeDmdash IANS Tweets ians_india June 2 2020Care is being taken to prevent power outages Precautions are being taken at chemical units and nuclear power plants in Palghar and Raigad Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said in an update on the cycloneWhile Palghar has the countrys oldest Tarapur Atomic Power Plant complex and other power units Mumbai has the BARC setup and Raigad houses power petroleum chemicals and other major industries besides the Mumbai Port Trust the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust and vital installations of the NavyCare 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 cycloneuddhavthackeray NisargaCyclone pictwittercomdyk9ZYrb5Cmdash IANS Tweets ians_india June 2 2020As a precautionary measure people living in nonpucca houses are being shifted to safer locations and slumdwellers in lowlying areas been asked to evacuate As many as 50 patients were relocated from the Bandra Kurla Complex Covid19 hospital to the Goregaon NESCO hospital during the dayTen National Disaster Response Force NDRF units have been deployed for rescue operations and six more kept in reserve A 24x7 control room has been operationalised and the army navy and air force and IMD have been instructed to ensure coordination The Western Naval Command WNC said it was geared up for emergency response 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Palghar Dhule and Nandurbar Alerts have also been issued for Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districtsThe IMD Mumbai said the depression over the eastcentral Arabian Sea moved northwards at 11 kmph speed during early Tuesday and intensified into a deep depression around 530 am around 280 km westsouthwest of Goa and 490 km southsouthwest of MumbaiIt is likely to intensify into cyclonic storm during the next 12 hours and further into a severe cyclonic storm during the subsequent 12 hours June 3 the IMD bulletin said The storm is expected to move towards north and recurve northnortheast later to cross north Maharashtra and south Gujarat coast between Harihareshwar Raigad and Daman by Wednesday afternoonThe IMD has advised DCI signal at all ports in north Maharashtra and hoist signal No LCIII at all ports in south Maharashtra and Goa Apart from Thackeray other ruling allies the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party have also urged people to stay indoors during the expected cyclonic stormThe cyclone may strain the security forces already burdened by the Covid19 pandemic duties in the worsthit Mumbai Metropolitan Region most falling in the coronavirus red zone in nearly three months nowThe IMD Mumbai has also forecast very heavy rainfall and extremely heavy rainfall in isolated places in Mumbai and districts of north Konkan even as drizzles or light showers have continued to soak Mumbai Thane Palghar Raigad since MondayCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its 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