Nisarga weakens into cyclonic storm, heavy rains likely in MP, Chhattisgarh

Cyclone Nisarga, which weakened into a low-pressure area, is likely to enter Madhya Pradesh by Thursday evening from the southern parts of the state, instead of the western parts as predicted earlier, an official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

The severe cyclonic storm had hit the Maharashtra coast near Alibaug in Raigad district on Wednesday afternoon. IMD officials said that the cyclone has weakened into a cyclonic storm before entering Madhya Pradesh from neighbouring Maharashtra, and is likely to lose its intensity further.

As a result of the cyclone, parts of Madhya Pradesh received rainfall from Wednesday and