Mumbai: Cyclone Tauktae has wreaked havoc in Maharashtra. Though the storm has now moved forward, the devastation in Maharashtra is now in the news. Let me tell you that more than 6,349 villages have been affected. While 11 people have died and 4 of those who lost their lives are from Raigad district, 2 each from Ratnagiri and Thane, 1 each from Sindhudurg and Dhule. In the same vein, one person died in Mira Road area of Mumbai. The damage is now being estimated in the affected areas. 5 in Sindhudurg district only. 77 crores.

The damage in Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad and Ratnagiri districts is yet to be ascertained. Let me tell you that trees have fallen at 479 places in Mumbai and traffic has been affected at more than 60 places. At the same time, hundreds of vehicles have been damaged. Local, mono rail and flights have also been affected due to the severe and severe storm and the Met department said that the storm has caused wind speed of 114 kmph in Mumbai. Maharashtra Energy Minister Nitin Raut says, "A total of 188 electric sub-stations were damaged in Thane, Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri, Raigad, Pune, Palghar and Kolhapur due to the storm. Out of these, 133 sub-stations were repaired at 9 pm on Monday. 1,095 feeders have also been damaged. Out of these, 656 were corrected. ''

According to the Department of Energy, "The cyclone affected power supply in 6349 villages. Out of these, 2,689 villages have been damaged. Work is still underway to fix 16,001 storm affected DTC, 119 high tension and 209 low-tension lines".

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