India Meteorological Department’s latest notification on Tauktae, it has now become a “very severe cyclonic storm.” The weather department says, it is expected to make landfall in Gujarat by Monday evening.

The cyclone is likely to intensify even further in the next 24 hours before making the landfall in Gujarat. By the way, the state famous for chilling and tourism, Gia is experience gusty winds and heavy rains. Many parts of Goa since Saturday night witness disrupting power supply after the weather condition goes aggravated. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said the major impact of the cyclonic winds was felt in Bardez taluka in North Goa district and Mormugao in South Goa. He said there was power disruption for some time at the Goa Medical College and Hospital, where COVID-19 patients are undergoing treatment, but it did not affect the functioning. The power supply disruption was because electric poles were uprooted with the high-speed winds, state Power Minister Nilesh Cabral told PTI.

CM Sawant said “Hundreds of houses suffered major damage, some highways were blocked after trees got uprooted. However, the roads were cleared by the disaster management teams. Many high tension 33 KV feeders are down due to the falling of trees. Even the 220 KV lines bringing power to Goa from neighbouring Maharashtra have been damaged.”

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