While Mumbai and several parts of Maharashtra experienced light rain with thunderstorm, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rain on 3 and 4 June when cyclone 'Nisarga' is expected to make a landfall in Maharshtra and Gujarat. The authorities in Maharashtra, including the BMC in Mumbai are on alert in view of the cyclone (All photos/mid-day photographers)

Cyclone Nisarga is expected to make a landfall near Mumbai and its adjacent areas on June 3. According to the IMD, a deep, low pressure depression that was formed in the Arabian Sea intensified into a severe cyclonic storm that hit the coastal areas of northern Maharashtra and southern Gujarat between Harihareshwar in Raigad and Daman. The BMC officials are on high alert as Mumbai braces for a severe cyclonic storm (Picture: Nimesh Dave, Pradeep Dhivar, Bipin Kokate, Atul Kamble, Sayeed Sameer Abedi, Shadab Khan-mid-day photographers)