District fisheries department officials said that 1,378 out of 1,411 boats which had sailed off Palghar coast returned and efforts were on to bring the rest 33 boats safely to the shore. Parts of south Gujarat and Saurashtra are likely to receive light to moderate rains and thundershower over the next four days with the cyclonic storm "Kyaar" hovering over the Arabian Sea, IMD said on Saturday. Rainfall is likely to reduce over Maharashtra after the next 24 hours. The sea condition is very likely to be high to very high over the east-central Arabian Sea during the next 24 hours and phenomenal there after. Cyclone Kyarr, with wind speeds touching 170-180 km per hour at its strongest, is the most powerful tropical cyclone to emerge near the Indian landmass after cyclone Fani, which caused large-scale devastation on the Odisha coast in May this year. Time/General; Weather . Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said disaster management teams in the state are on standby. The IMD advised fishermen not to venture into south Gujarat coast for the period due to the prevailing sea condition. Cyclonic storm Kyarr is likely to lead to rough sea conditions. Goa was put on red alert for Thursday, as it has been receiving heavy to very heavy showers because of a cyclonic depression in the Arabian Sea. For reprint rights:Times Syndication Service, 'Cyclone Nisarga' has spared Karnataka: Official. Meanwhile, citing rough weather conditions, tourists have been asked to avoid visiting Goa till October 27 by the IMD Goa observatory. IMD said it is likely to move towards Oman coast during the next 5 days. "The speed of gale wind reaching 90-100 km/per hour, gusting to 110 km/ per hour is prevailing around the system centre over the East-central Arabian Sea. The Met has also forecast heavy rains in Kolkata, North and South 24 Parganas, Murshidabad, East and West Burdwan, Nadia, Howrah, Hooghly, Malda, North and South Dinajpur districts of the state till Friday. The weather department has issued an advisory for fishermen not to venture into the sea due to bad weather. (PTI). Severe Cyclonic Storm 'Kyarr' Saturday intensified into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm and lay centred over east-central Arabian Sea, about 270 km to the west-southwest of Ratnagiri (Maharashtra), 360 km south-southwest of Mumbai and 1,780 km east-southeast of Salalah (Oman), IMD said. The force told news agency ANI that a Dornier aircraft is undertaking frequent sorties to look for stranded fishing boats and their positions are being relayed to Coast Guard Ships operating at sea. The IMD predicted heavy rainfall at one or two places over North Goa and South Goa districts on Saturday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) advised fishermen not to venture into south Gujarat coast for the period due to the prevailing sea condition. In Karnataka, Kolar, Chikkaballapur and parts of Tumakuru district bordering Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh are expected to bear the brunt of the cyclone. PTI. Take my Aadhaar and take my kidney... g... Take my Aadhaar and take my kidney... give that Rs 1.6 cr in return. BENGALURU: Cyclone Nisarga did not land in Karnataka and has passed its border with heavy rains and strong winds, said an official on Wednesday. "Water levels receded from several stretches on the national highway which were underwater on Friday," an official said on Saturday. India Meteorological Department (IMD): The cyclonic storm ‘Kyarr’ has intensified into a severe cyclonic storm over the east-central Arabian Sea. Indian Coast Guard has so far rescued 19 fishermen and escorted more than 2100 fishing boats to safety at various ports in the West Coast. Netizens trend Boycott Eros Now for pos... Netizens trend Boycott Eros Now for posting vulgar memes on Navratri; Kangana Ranaut reacts. The met department said the sea will become "rough to very rough" along and off the south Gujarat coast during the next 24 hours until Sunday afternoon. Heavy rains lashed Goa for the fourth consecutive day.