Cyclone Tauktae: Many states on alert as NDRF doubles teams to 100 with 4,700 rescuers; IAF ready with aircrafts
After receiving a cyclonic warning, Mumbai has stepped up disaster management preparations by deploying several teams across the city, and has also suspended the Covid-19 vaccination drive.
Updated: May 15, 2021 20:52 IST
1 / 11A Mumbai cop is seen patrolling at Girgaon Chowpatty in Mumbai. The Cyclone Warning Division of the IMD has said from May 16-19, the Arabian sea depression is very likely to intensify into a “very severe cyclonic storm” with a wind speed of 150-160 kilometres per hour gusting up to 175 kmph. (PTI Photo)
2 / 11Fishing boats anchored at Badhwar park jetty due to formation of Cyclone Tauktae in the Arabian Sea in Mumbai. (PTI Photo)
3 / 11The Indian Air Force (IAF) has kept 16 transport aircraft and 18 helicopters on operational readiness in peninsular India in preparation for Cyclone Tauktae. (PTI Photo)
4 / 11Cyclone Tauktae may evolve into a “very severe cyclonic storm” with wind speeds up to 150 kmph to 160 kmph, said the IMD, which on Friday launched a cyclone watch and released the possible track it will take. (PTI Photo)
5 / 11Lifeguards patrol at Girgaon Chowpatty beach due to formation of Cyclone Tauktae in the Arabian Sea in Mumbai. Image used for representation only. (PTI Photo)
6 / 11After the cyclonic warning the National Disaster Response Force has deployed several teams on ground. (PTI Photo)
7 / 11The National Disaster Response Force has increased from 53 to 100 the number of teams earmarked to undertake relief and rescue measures in the wake of impending Cyclone Tauktae, a senior officer said on Saturday. NDRF Director General S N Pradhan tweeted that these teams were being mobilised for deployment in the coastal regions of Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Goa and Maharashtra. (PTI Photo)
8 / 11Damaged road due to rough sea weather conditions owing to Cyclone Tauktae in the Arabian Sea, in Alappuzha, Saturday, May 15, 2021. (PTI Photo)
9 / 11Huge wave turbulence due to the cyclone in the Arabiean, at a seashore in Kanyakumari, Saturday, May 15, 2021. (PTI Photo)
10 / 11Banana plantation destroyed due to strong winds and rainfall in the Arabian Sea, in Alappuzha, Saturday, May 15, 2021.
11 / 11A man walks along a beach as gulls fly past during rough sea weather conditions in the Arabian Sea, in Kozhikode, Saturday, May 15, 2021.
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