Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday over the Cyclone Tauktae related situation in the state.
The cyclonic storm over the Arabian Sea led to very strong winds blowing at a speed of 114 kmph in Mumbai on Monday afternoon.
Maharashtra government has said that two persons died in Konkan region in separate incidents.
Two barges with 410 persons on board have gone adrift off the Mumbai coast as the cyclonic storm over the Arabian Sea intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm and is expected to reach Gujarat coast Monday evening.