New Delhi, November 11: As the sea became rough due to cyclonic storm ‘Phyan’, the Home Ministry today put on alert five coastal states and three Union Territories and sent disaster relief response force for their assistance.
Ministry of Defence has also alerted the Air Force.
Assessing the impact of the movement of the cyclone, the Home Ministry sent advisories to Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Gujarat and Maharashtra besides Union Territories of Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Lakshadweep to be on alert.
Eight such advisories have been sent to the states and UTs so far, a Home Ministry spokesperson said.
A team of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has also been sent to Kothagiri in the Nilgiris district in Tamil Nadu where a school has been marooned following heavy rains.
–Agencies