Cyclone Tauktae: Barge with 273 on board adrift near Mumbai
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Last Updated: May 17, 2021, 02:26 PM IST
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Synopsis On receipt of a request for assistance for Barge P305 adrift off Heera Oil Fields in Bombay High area with 273 personnel onboard, warship INS Kochi was sailed with a despatch for Search and Rescue (SAR) assistance, a Navy spokesperson said.
PTI
As Mumbai continued to be battered with heavy rains, over 12,000 citizens were relocated to safer places from the coastal areas. These include 8,380 people in Raigad, 3,896 in Ratnagiri and 144 in Sindhudurg districts.
A barge with 273 personnel on board has gone adrift off the Mumbai coast as the severe cyclonic storm Tauktae over the Arabian Sea intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm and is expected to reach Gujarat coast Monday evening, officials said.
Mumbai, May 17
A very severe cyclonic storm with winds gusting up to 185 km per hour began making landfall on the Gujarat coast Monday night, after dumping heavy rains on Mumbai, forcing the evacuati
Cyclone Tauktae: PM Modi speaks to CMs of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, assures full support from Centre
The PM took stock of the preparedness to deal with the cyclonic storm if it impacts these states and the UT, more than what was expected.
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Updated: May 17, 2021, 06:00 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday spoke to the Chief Ministers of Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Goa and the Lt Governor of Daman and Diu on the Cyclone Taukte related situation in the states and their preparedness to deal with it.
The Prime Minister also assured all possible Central assistance to these states and the UT, informing that the National Disaster Response Forces (NDRF) teams are also active in relief and rescue operations.