Cyclone Nisarga Live Updates: Heavy rainfall in Mumbai; Storm to weaken late evening

Mumbai Fire Brigade has been directed to stay alert to respond immediately in case of emergencies. 93 lifeguards have been deployed at 6 beaches: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) 

8 units of NDRF and 5 units of Navy have been deployed at various locations in the city. NDRF has 1 team each in Colaba (Ward A), Worli (G/South), Bandra (H/East), Malad (P/South) & Borivali (R/North) & 3 teams in Andheri (K/West): BMC 

BMC has arranged about 35 schools as temporary shelters for citizens: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) 

Cyclone Nisarga is about 165km south-southwest off Mumbai coast and about 115km south-southwest off Alibaug 

Ratnagiri recorded 59kmph at 9.30am. Gale wind reaching 60-70kmph gusting to 80 kmph prevails along & off south Konkan coast and 50-60kmph gusting to 70kmph along & off north Konkan coast. It will become 100-110kmph gusting to 12 kmph in the afternoon during landfall time: Met 

Cyclone Nisarg has become a severe cyclonic storm, it is 200km away from Mumbai. The cyclone is moving northeasterly towards Alibag in Raigad district. The severe cyclonic storm is likely to cross south of Alibag between 1pm and 3pm: Shubhangi Bhute, scientist, IMD Mumbai. 

Central Railway has rescheduled, diverted & regulated some trains from Mumbai due to cyclone. 

More than 1,500 evacuated citizens safely staying at a shelter in Thal, Alibaug, Raigarh: National Disaster Response Force 

Cloud band is engulfing Maharashtra coast. Rainfall will gradually increase over Maharashtra coast: IMD 

Cyclone Nisarga Live Tracking | As of 6:30am, severe cyclone storm “Nisarga” lay centered over east-central Arabian sea near latitude 17.40 degree North and longitude 72.15 degree East. Nisarga is currently blowing 155km south-southwest of Alibaugh and 200km south-southwest of Mumbai, says the Indian Metereological Department (IMD)