Cyclone Tauktae: Uddhav Thackeray reviews situation; over 12k people shifted

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday took stock of the situation in Mumbai Thane and other coastal districts of the state in the wake of the cyclonic storm TauktaeAccording to an official statement 12420 people living in coastal stretches of Ratnagiri Sindhudurg and Raigad districts have been shifted to safer places These include 8380 people in Raigad 3896 in Ratnagiri and 144 in SindhudurgThackeray reviewed the situation in Mumbai Thane and neighbouring areas and instructed authorities to ensure that the treatment of Covid19 patients in the region is not affected due to the cyclonic storm the statement saidCM Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray is closely monitoring the CycloneTauktae situation in the StateSo far 12420 citizens were relocated to safer places from the coastal areasMumbai Thane amp Palghar districts are on orange alert while Raigad district is on red alertmdash CMO Maharashtra CMOMaharashtra May 17 2021A red alert has been issued for Raigad district while an orange alert has been issued for Mumbai Thane and Palghar it saidA red alert is sounded for rainfall of over 20 cm and an orange alert is for rain between 6 cm and 20 cmMeanwhile Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar visited the disaster management cell at the state secretariat here and took stock of the relief work He asked administrations of all coastal districts of the state to remain alertPawar spoke to the collectors of Sindhudurg Ratnagiri Raigad Thane Palghar Mumbai city Mumbai suburbs and Brihanmumbai Municipal Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal over phone to assess the relief works and preparations in view of the cyclonic stormCyclone Tauktae which has now intensified into an extremely severe cyclonic storm is likely to reach Gujarat coast by Monday evening and cross the state coast between 8 pm and 11 pm according to the India Meteorological Department IMDGusty winds and rains lashed Mumbai and its neighbouring areas overnight and on Monday morning as the cyclonic storm was heading towards Gujarat officials saidTrees were uprooted at several places in Mumbai they said adding that no casualty was reported so farThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever