Due to Cyclone Tauktae, the flight operations will remain shut at Mumbai airport for a few hours today.
The Mumbai International Airport Ltd spokesperson has informed that the airport to remain closed from 11 am to 2 pm (local time) due to a cyclone alert.
“No flights will land or take off during these hours,” said the spokesperson.
Meanwhile, the Bandra-Worli sea link has been closed.
“Bandra-Worli sea link will be closed to commute till the further update. Please take alternate routes if at all you plan to move out. The best plan however is to stay indoors today unless it’s absolutely unavoidable,” said BMC in a tweet.
The monorail will also not operate today due to a cyclone alert.
The city has been witnessing heavy rains and gusty winds since the early hours of Monday.
Several trees have been uprooted across the city. So far, there are no reports of injury.
The IMD has said that moderate to intense spells of rain with gusty winds reaching 90-100 kmph is likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Raigad, Palghar, Mumbai, Thane and Ratnagiri during the next three hours.
There is a total suspension of fishing operations over east-central and adjoining southeast Arabian Sea and along and off Kerala-Karnataka-Goa-Maharashtra coasts. Total suspension of fishing operations over the northeast Arabian Sea and along and off Gujarat coast from May 17.
Surjitt Sahani
