The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has geared up for rescue operations in the wake of cyclonic storm 'Nilofar' in Arabian Sea along Gujarat coast.
NDRF has alerted its three battalions situated at Vadodara (Gujarat), Pune (Maharashtra) and Bathinda (Punjab).
Seven rescue and relief teams are pre-positioned at Gandhidam, Dwarka, Porbandar, Veeraval, Rajkot and two teams at Bhuj in Gujarat.
NDRF teams are also being deployed in the vulnerable areas as proactive measures to tone down the situation during cyclonic storm.
There are also nine teams of NDRF that are on standby and awaiting deployment instructions.
Boats with additional flood rescue gear are being sent to meet any challenges which may arise due to cyclonic storm Nilofar.
Cyclone Nilofar is the second largest cyclonic storm to approach the Indian landmass this month. The first was Cyclone Hudhud, which struck the coast of Andhra Pradesh on October 12.