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Cyclone Tauktae: 1.5 lakh people being shifted in Gujarat, health staff to be on standby

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AHMEDABAD : An estimated 1.5 lakh people are being shifted from low-lying coastal areas in Gujarat while 54 teams of the NDRF and SDRF remained deployed on Sunday in view of the IMD's warning that the very severe cyclonic storm Tauktae will reach the state coast on Monday evening and cross it on early Tuesday morning.The government has asked hospitals treating COVID-19 patients to ensure a power backup and arrangements are also being made to ensure uninterrupted generation of medical oxygen in the eight manufacturing units and its supply.Armed Forces are also kept on standby to deal with any eventuality."With the cyclone likely to affect power supply, hospitals treating COVID-19 patients have been asked to ensure power back-up.

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