<span style="color: black;">The National Crisis Management Committee, NCMC under the chairmanship of Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba today reviewed the preparedness of Central and State Ministries and Agencies to deal with Cyclonic Storm 'Tauktae' in the Arabian Sea.<br />'' <br />''Director General of the India Meteorological Department, IMD, briefed the committee about the latest status of the cyclone, which is expected to reach the Gujarat Coast on Tuesday morning with wind speeds ranging from 150 to 160 kilometre per hour speed accompanied by squally winds, heavy rainfall and storm surge in the coastal districts of the state.<br />'' <br />''Chief Secretaries of the concerned States apprised the Committee of the preparatory measures put in place to deal with the cyclonic storm. Adequate stocks of foodgrains, drinking water and other essential supplies have been arranged and preparations made to maintain essential services such as Power and Telecommunications.<br />'' <br />''NDRF has deployed 79 teams in these states and 22 additional teams are also kept in readiness.<br />'' <br />''Rescue and relief teams of the Army, Navy and Coast Guard alongwith ships and aircrafts have also been deployed.<br />'' <br />''During the meeting, Rajiv Gauba stressed to take all measures to evacuate people in the areas affected by the cyclone to ensure zero loss of life and damage.<br />'' <br />''He said, all steps are to be taken to avoid disruption of functioning of hospitals and Covid Centres and maintenance of regular supply of oxygen to them.<br />'' <br />''He directed the concerned agencies to work in close co-ordination and extend all requisite assistance to the State Administrations.</span><br />''<br />