Cyclone Tauktae: Aaditya Thackeray to visit BMC control room to monitor situation

With cyclone Tauktae advancing over Mumbai, Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray on Monday is likely to visit Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) control room at to take stock of the Cyclone Tauktae situation in the state. 

Currently, several parts of Mumbai and neighbouring areas are witnessing heavy downpour coupled with strong winds. "The IMD has upgraded the warning to extremely heavy rainfall in Mumbai for next few hours," BMC's spokesperson Tanaji Kamble said.

The cyclone storm that originated over the east-central Arabian Sea has turned into an extremely severe cyclonic storm, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) stated. 

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday upgraded the warning to extremely heavy rainfall in Mumbai for the next few hours. Gusty wind will continue and escalate up to 120 kmph, informed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). 

Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray is closely monitoring the cyclone situation in the state. As many as 12,420 citizens were relocated to safer places from the coastal areas so far.