MUMBAI: Maharashtra was on high alert as severe cyclone Nisarga made its landfall close to Alibag, in Raigad district, and is set to enter the Mumbai metropolitan region.
In addition to 10 teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) deployed in the state for rescue operations, the Indian Coast Guard Region (West) has mobilised eight disaster relief teams for Maharashtra to respond to crises.
The state government and the BMC has been making repeated announcements asking people to stay home. Fishermen have been called back from the sea and about 15,000 people in Raigad have been evacuated and moved to safer places.