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'Nisarga' set to become a severe cyclonic storm; PM Modi assures support

The storm will cross North Maharashtra and adjoining South Gujarat coast between Harihareshwar and Daman, on June 3 afternoon

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Cyclone in Mumbai. Photo: IMD

Agencies Mumbai/Ahmedabad
Cyclone ‘Nisarga’ is very likely to intensify into a “severe cyclonic storm” and cross Maharashtra and south Gujarat coast on Wednesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday.
 
The cyclone, the first to hit Mumbai in over a hundred years, will cross north Maharashtra and adjoining south Gujarat coast between Harihareshwar and Daman, with wind speeds as high as 120 kilometers per hour.
 
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with the chief ministers of Maharashtra and Gujarat and assured them of all help from the Centre.

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