Cyclone Ockhi Updates :Government declared holiday for schools and colleges on tomorrow

Maharashtra government declared holiday in schools and colleges in Mumbai and adjoining districts tomorrow, as a precautionary measure against Cylcone Ockhi.

According to the Indian Meteorological Department, Mumbai will witness light to moderate rainfall.  Mumbai Disaster Management unit of the BMC or the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation issued advisory against visiting the beaches today and tomorrow.

The cyclone is expected to make landfall on the coast of Maharashtra within the next 48 hours.

Cyclone Ockhi has claimed at least 20 lives with hundreds still missing.

Search and rescue operations in the southeast Arabian Sea and Lakshadweep and Minicoy islands continue and the Navy has deployed 10 naval ships and 8 aircraft, round the clock service late last night for the ongoing rescue operations.