Tauktae Cyclone Live Updates: Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned that Cyclone Tauktae is anticipated to intensify into a pretty extreme cyclonic storm. The climate division also mentioned that the cyclone is probably to pass close to Mumbai and might lead to heavy rainfall in the city. It will also cross the Gujarat coast by May 18. Considering the warning, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has shifted more than 500 Covid-19 patients to state and civic-run hospitals in Mumbai. As a precautionary measure, the BMC is also contemplating shutting down the Bandra-Worli Sea Link.
Meanwhile, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has enhanced the quantity of teams earmarked to undertake relief and rescue measures in the wake of impending Cyclone Tauktae. The NDRF has formed one hundred teams and they are becoming deployed in the coastal regions of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu.
Earlier on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the preparedness and asked states, central ministries, and agencies concerned to make sure that people today are safely evacuated.
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