Maharashtra and Gujarat geared up for Cyclone Nisarga, which began its landfall on Wednesday noon near Alibaug, south of Mumbai.
After making landfall at Alibaug in Maharashtra’s Raigad district on Wednesday afternoon, cyclonic storm ‘Nisarga’ is moving north-east and is likely to impact Nashik, Dhule and Nandurbar districts, which may witness heavy showers with gusty winds, an IMD official said.
The landfall process started near Alibaug at around 1 pm and ended by 4 pm, he said.
Districts such as Raigad, Palghar, Thane and Mumbai were affected by the cyclonic storm.
“As per the predictions, heavy to very heavy rains with gusty winds were experienced,” said head of the weather department, Pune, Anupam Kashyapi.
The cyclone was now moving north-east and is likely to affect Nashik, Dhule and Nandurbar in north Maharashtra, he added.
