<p>The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has earmarked 53 teams to tackle possible after-effects of cyclone 'Tauktae' that is developing in the Arabian Sea, a senior officer said on Friday.</p>.<p>NDRF Director General S N Pradhan said in a tweet that these teams are being deployed in the coastal regions of Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Maharashtra.</p>.<p>Out of the 53 teams, he said, 24 have been pre-deployed or stationed on the ground while the rest are on stand-by.</p>.<p>A single NDRF team comprises about 40 personnel and they are armed with tree and pole cutters, boats, basic medical aid and other relief and rescue equipments.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/cyclone-tauktae-likely-to-hit-maharashtra-goa-coast-how-are-cyclones-named-985005.html" target="_blank">Cyclone Tauktae likely to hit Maharashtra-Goa coast: How are cyclones named?</a></strong></p>.<p>As per the Indian Metrological Department (IMD) and advisories issued by some of these coastal states, a pressure area had formed over the southeast Arabian Sea and adjoining Lakshadweep area on Thursday.</p>.<p>"It will concentrate into a depression over the same region by Saturday morning and intensify into a cyclonic storm during the subsequent 24 hours," the IMD said in the warning report.</p>.<p>It is very likely to intensify further and move north-northwestwards Gujarat and adjoining Pakistan coasts.</p>.<p>The advisory said the cyclonic storm is likely to reach near the Gujarat coast around May 18 evening.</p>.<p>The name 'Tauktae' has been given by Myanmar which means 'gecko'. This is going to be the first cyclonic storm of this year along the Indian coast.</p>
<p>The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has earmarked 53 teams to tackle possible after-effects of cyclone 'Tauktae' that is developing in the Arabian Sea, a senior officer said on Friday.</p>.<p>NDRF Director General S N Pradhan said in a tweet that these teams are being deployed in the coastal regions of Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Maharashtra.</p>.<p>Out of the 53 teams, he said, 24 have been pre-deployed or stationed on the ground while the rest are on stand-by.</p>.<p>A single NDRF team comprises about 40 personnel and they are armed with tree and pole cutters, boats, basic medical aid and other relief and rescue equipments.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/cyclone-tauktae-likely-to-hit-maharashtra-goa-coast-how-are-cyclones-named-985005.html" target="_blank">Cyclone Tauktae likely to hit Maharashtra-Goa coast: How are cyclones named?</a></strong></p>.<p>As per the Indian Metrological Department (IMD) and advisories issued by some of these coastal states, a pressure area had formed over the southeast Arabian Sea and adjoining Lakshadweep area on Thursday.</p>.<p>"It will concentrate into a depression over the same region by Saturday morning and intensify into a cyclonic storm during the subsequent 24 hours," the IMD said in the warning report.</p>.<p>It is very likely to intensify further and move north-northwestwards Gujarat and adjoining Pakistan coasts.</p>.<p>The advisory said the cyclonic storm is likely to reach near the Gujarat coast around May 18 evening.</p>.<p>The name 'Tauktae' has been given by Myanmar which means 'gecko'. This is going to be the first cyclonic storm of this year along the Indian coast.</p>