Cyclone Nisarga: Uddhav Thackeray holds meeting with Home Minister Shah
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Union Home Minister Amit Shah discussed on Monday the state's preparedness for Cyclone Nisarga , which is predicted to hit the west coast on June 3. Thackeray, in the meeting held through video conferencing, said Mumbai city, its suburbs, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri, and Sindhudurg are on alert for the cyclone. The state's disaster management, relief, and rehabilitation department is fully prepared to deal with the cyclone. Fishermen have been called in from the sea and the coast guard has been notified, the slum dwellers in the Mumbai metropolitan area, especially in the low-lying areas, have also been instructed to evacuate. Read More