Cyclone Tauktae: High level probe into how ONGC vessel was stranded in sea
India | May 19, 2021, 10:59 PM ISTSeveral vessels of ONGC with more than 600 people on board, were stranded in offshore areas during severe cyclonic storm.
Several vessels of ONGC with more than 600 people on board, were stranded in offshore areas during severe cyclonic storm.
Delhi on Wednesday recorded a maximum temperature of 23.8 degrees Celsius, 16 notches below normal and the lowest in the month of May since 1951, as rain drenched the national capital under the impact of cyclonic storm 'Tauktae' and a western disturbance, the India Meteorological Department said.
PM Modi on Wednesday announced an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh to the next of kin of the deceased and Rs. 50,000 to the seriously injured in the cyclone in the States of Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan and the UTs of Daman and Diu, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
Amitabh Bachchan shared a prayer that the country survives the second wave of Covid as well as cyclone Tauktae.
At least 22 personnel on board accommodation barge P305 that went adrift in Cyclone Tauktae fury before sinking in the Arabia Sea off Mumbai coast are dead and 65 still missing, a Navy official said on Wednesday.
Actress Deepika Singh, who's known for her role in the popular TV show Diya Aur Baati hum tried to find hope in these dark times.
The Regional Meteorological Department has predicted that Super Cyclone 'Yash' is likely to make landfall in Sundarban areas between May 23 and May 25 and possibly move towards Bangladesh.
INS Kochi was roped in for search and rescue assistance for a barge adrift in Mumbai with 273 people on board.
A total of 618 people, plus two from a life-raft, have been rescued in different challenging operations in the Arabian Sea, braving extreme weather conditions, massive waves upto 8 mtrs tall, strong winds reaching over 150 kmph.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi undertakes an aerial survey of damage caused due to Cyclone Tauktae in Gujarat and Diu.
"Viratnagar, Kotputli, Khairthal, Bhiwari, Mahandipur Balaji, Mahawa, Nadbai, Nagaur, Alwar, Bharatpur, Deeg (Rajasthan) during next 2 hours", tweeted IMD.
As Cyclone Tauktae weakens further, its remnants will bring moderate rains to several parts of north India including the Delhi-NCR region, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday.
PM Modi will leave Delhi at around 9:30 am Wednesday and land at Bhavnagar from where he will proceed for an aerial survey of Una, Diu, Jafarabad and Mahuva.
The IMD has issued an orange colour-coded warning for National Capital Region (NCR) for Wednesday with a forecast of rains and squally winds of 50-60 kilometres per hour.
Maniesh Paul on Tuesday resorted to an old Bollywood song to wittily drive home the point that people in areas affected by cyclone Tauktae should stay indoors.
The cyclone Tauktae has wreaked havoc across Mumbai. The heavy winds and rains uprooted trees outside actor Ranbir Kapoor’s under-construction house in the Bandra.
Indian Navy ships - INS Kochi and INS Kolkata, Coast Guard vessel ICG Samarth, tug boat of Afcons and offshore supply vessels of ONGC have been pressed into service to rescue those stranded on the barges and the rig.
Huge tidal waves in the Arabian Sea threw heaps of garbage at the monument, which is a major tourist attraction, as the cyclonic storm passed close to the Mumbai coast on Monday
As the Indian Navy continues its rescue work amidst cyclone Taukatte, proud desi Twitterati are tweeting in praise of the armed forces on social media.
Over 16,000 houses were damaged, and more than 40,000 trees and over 1,000 poles uprooted due to the cyclonic storm, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said.
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