Cyclone Tauktae updates(17th May,2021)
– As per the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), 4526 fishing boats of Maharashtra and 2258 boats of Gujarat returned back safely with the support of ICG
– ICG rescued 12 fishermen stranded off Kochi coast /br>
– “Tauktae” intensified into ‘ Extremely Severe Cyclone’ at 0530 hours and was lying 160 km. WSW off Mumbai coast
– Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport closed operations almost for the whole day
– Red Alert announced in Raigarh district and Orange Alert in Mumbai in the morning
– ‘Worli Sea Link’ in Mumbai closed for traffic operations
– Monorail services suspended
Gujarat evacuated about 2 lakh people from 18 districts along with the coastal areas
– ONGC operated Barge with 261 people on board went adrift off the Mumbai coast. INS Kochi was sent for rescue. Shortly another Barge of ‘GAL Constructions’ with 137 people on-board about 8 nautical miles from Mumbai reported stuck. INS Kolkata was sent for rescue
– Heavy to very heavy rainfall reported over N. Konkan including Mumbai
– Rainfall recorded today from 0830 to 2030 hrs – Mumbai – 20.2 cm; Santacruz- 21.4 cm
– BMC’s automated weather station recorded a wind speed of 111 kmph. at Colaba. At 2 pm, the wind speed was 114 kmph
– The center of the cyclone is expected to cross the Saurashtra coast to the east of Diu by today’ midnight
– A widespread power outage reported late-night from Rajula and Jafrabad taluka of Amreli district and Kodinar and Una in neighboring Gir Somnath district
– As per IMD, the landfall process completed late at night on Monday in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat where Severe Cyclonic Storm weakened to very severe cyclonic storm
