WEB DESK
The India Meteorological Department has said that the cyclone’s eye diameter has decreased during the last one hour, indicating intensification of system. “Wind speed has increased from 85-95 kmph to 90-100 kmph gusting to 110 kmph,” the department added. IMD Director, Mumbai, KS Hosalikar said that the cyclone could make a landfall between 1pm and 4pm as it is now 95 km from Alibaug and 150 km from Mumbai.
Residents of Palghar, in Mumbai’s suburbs, have been experiencing light rain since morning as Cyclone Nisarga is set to intensify into a ‘severe cyclonic storm’ in the next six hours. The metropolis and its neighbouring areas have been witnessing rainfall since Tuesday evening, prompting NDRF to deploy 20 teams and the local administration asking residents to be prepared for snapping of power and cuts in water supply during the landfall.