A week after Amphan wrecked havoc in West Bengal, India is bracing to face another tropical cyclonic storm. Nisarga, the deep depression in the Arabia Sea is expected hit Maharashtra coast on Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning.
It will turn into a severe cyclonic storm by tonight and "cross north Maharashtra and Gujarat coasts between Harihareshwar in Raigad district and Daman on June 3," the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
Cyclone Nisarga currently lies as a depression 490 km from Mumbai, 280 km from Goa's capital city and 710 km from Surat district in Gujarat, said IMD.
The severe cyclonic storm will have a wind speed of 90-105 kmph when it crosses the coast. Cyclone Nisarga would be the first cyclonic storm to impact