Arabian sea embraces Cyclone Nisarga just preceding South West
Monsoon bringing huge rains with high speed wind, storm surge and lightning
flashes . The landfall is expected by afternoon of 03 June 2020 in between
Harihareshwar and Daman ner Alibaug. Howver,the peripheral clouds have started
lashing Maharashtra coasts along Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri, Mumbai, Thane ,
Alibaug, Palghar, Daman, Surat with high wind, rains and Lightning . The latest
satellite picture shown intense lightning flashes over its center and 250-300 kilometers along its periphery as is visible in the satellite picture of INSAT 3D as well as heavy rain in Mumbai Radar
picture below effecting right upto Telangana, SW Madhya Pradesh etc. :-
Cyclone carries multihazard risks of due
to combined effect of Very high speed
winds and extremely heavy rain and high
tides maximum , in case of Nisarga its upto 5-6 meters
high that is height of a two storyed buildings causing flood in areas
adjoining coasts/ports/ beaches. Lightning is an
inherent part of any cyclone and it causes upto 20% casualty due to it. Risk of
lightning magnifies the damage as the cyclone ravaged people go roof less.
Lightning displays unique characteristic with high percentage of Inter cloud
flashes hitting ground in the form of blaze which is highly damaging. The
Cyclone shelters must be checked for serviceability of Lightning arresters
installed in Sunderban areas of 24 Parganas South and North, East Midnapur and
coastal areas of Bhadrak, Mayurbhanj and Balosore and surroundings .
Lightning threat date and area
wise is as given below:-
Date
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Areas expecting Lightning
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Thretened structures
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03 June 2020
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Maharashtra – Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri, Greater Mumbai, Thane,
Alibaug, Daman, Palghar, Pune , Satara etc
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People in open, tall tree, sea coast, river and ponds, ports,
high electric pole/towers, open field, thatched and tin roofed huts
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Daman, South Gujarat – Surat, Valsad, Bharuch, Vadidara,
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04 June 2020
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Maharashtra – Aurangabad,
Nashik, Ahmednagar, Vidarbha , Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri, Greater Mumbai, Thane,
Alibaug, Daman, Palghar, Pune , Satara etc
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People in open, tall tree, sea coast, river and ponds, ports, high
electric pole/towers, open field, thatched and tin roofed huts
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Daman, South Gujarat – Surat, Valsad, Bharuch, Vadidara,
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South West Madhya Pradesh -
Barwani , Khargone, Betul,Dhar, East Nimar, Dewas, Indore etc.
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Salient precautions during Cyclone Nisarga
from 03-04 June 2020 against lightning
as follows :-
1.
People must stay indoor
2.
No fishing,boating and activities in sea or at beach
3.
People must take shelter in pucca houses.
4.
Cyclone Shelters must check serviceability of Lightning
arresters
5.
No one to stay at Verandah of Cyclone shelter
6.
No one to stay under tall tree, electric poles or
towers .
7.
Doors and windows must remain closed during cyclone on 03-04 June Night to avoid hit by lateral strikes
Precautions is safety.
Stay indoor, stay safe .
Col Sanjay Srivastava
Chairman, Climate
Resilient Observing Systems Promotion Council (CROPC)
New Delhi, Dated 03 June 2020
Dear Sanjay,
ReplyDeleteThe yeoman's service being rendered by you is unique and very praiseworthy. I hope that government establishments are queued and clude about what your organization is doing? With limited resources at your disposal, I find your forecasts to be very dependable and in time.
My thanks and compliments.