As cyclone Tauktae fast approaches the country's coastal areas, the Maharashtra government has issued a warning to districts near the Konkan coast and told officials to prepare large shelters in vulnerable areas. Maharashtra Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Vijay Wadettiwar on Sunday informed that Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has taken stock of the matter and has been briefed about rehabilitation work.

"Districts near the Konkan coast have been asked to prepare for the cyclone. The Chief Minister has taken stock of the matter. I've informed him about the rehabilitation work. We have given instructions for the preparation of large shelters in these areas," Wadettiwar said. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday informed that Cyclone Tauktae had intensified into a "very severe cyclonic storm" over east-central Arabian Sea and is very likely to intensify further during the next 12 hours.