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Cyclone Nisarga is set to make landfall as 'severe cyclonic storm' close to Alibaug - in a few hours from now. The storm is about 150 km from Mumbai. The IMD has said cyclone Nisarga will affect the coastal districts of Maharashtra, including Mumbai, Gujarat, and other neighbouring states. Airlines have canceled flights to Mumbai scheduled for today. COVID-special trains have been rescheduled as the city braces for its first cyclone in over 100 years. Section 144 (CrPC) has been imposed in Mumbai till June 4. Police have asked citizens to refrain from venturing out to coast-beaches, promenade, parks, and other similar places along the coastline.

The Private sector lender, Bandhan Bank shares tanked 7.28 per cent to Rs 195.4 on the BSE on Friday after the bank said its services have been impacted in some areas of West Bengal and Odisha due to Amphan and the cyclone is likely to impact the business of around 65,000 of micro banking borrowers, worth Rs 260 crore. Cyclone Amphan struck five districts of West Bengal and coastal Odisha on May 20 and lasted till the wee hours of May 21 The major impact has been in the district of South 24 Parganas..“As per the initial assessment, in our areas of operations, 49 banking units (micro banking outlet) in five districts were impacted of which 45 are operational today,” the Kolkata-headquartered Bandhan Bank said in a BSE filing. It further informed that the bank will not be able to continue services in five branches due to issues inaccessibility. Read more

Extremely severe cyclone 'Amphan' has killed at least 12 persons and ravaged Kolkata and several parts of West Bengal as it left behind a trail of destruction by uprooting trees, destroying thousands of homes and swamping low-lying areas of the state. Senior state officials said it was too early to estimate a toll on life or damage to property as the hardest-hit areas were still not accessible. Packing heavy rain and winds with speeds of up to 190 kmph, extremely severe cyclone Amphan slammed the Digha coast of West Bengal at 2.30 pm on Wednesday, triggering heavy rainfall and gusts in various parts of the state. Strong winds with speed up to 125 km per hour upturned cars in Kolkata and felled trees and electricity poles blocking important roads and intersections.