Cyclone 'Biparjoy' has weakened to a 'very severe cyclonic storm' from being an ‘extremely severe cyclonic storm’. However, the Meteorological Department of India (IMD) has warned of its extremely damaging potential
IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra issued a warning over Cyclone 'Biparjoy' as he said, "The wind speed is picking up in Porbandar, Devbhoomi Dwarka districts upto Kachchh, to go up to 65-75kmph tomorrow."
"The cyclone is centered around 280 km from Dwarka. Under the influence of the outer band of the cyclone, convective clouds have already appeared in Kutch and Devbhumi Dwarka. Such convective clouds were there yesterday as well and had caused very- to very-heavy rainfall in the coastal districts of Saurashtra,” added the IMD chief
Cyclone 'Biparjoy' is expected to hit Saurashtra-Kutch and the adjoining Pakistan coast around Thursday evening as a very-severe cyclonic storm between Mandvi (Gujarat) and Karachi (Pakistan). Gujarat's Kutch, Devbhumi Dwarka and Jamnagar districts likely to be most impacted
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Here are the images depicting storms and high tides in the coastal regions. Alerts have been issued for people in Mumbai, Thane, Saurashtra and Kutch Coast
Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a review meeting to assess the situation of Cyclone Biparjoy. "In the last nine years, the Central Govt and States have achieved a lot in this area. Nobody can deny it. But we can't stay content because disasters have changed their form and their frequency & intensity have increased. We will have to do more extensive planning,” said Shah. He will also hold a meeting with Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel and other officials to discuss preparedness at 3 pm
Ahmedabad experienced a windy day on June 13, along with occasional cloudy weather. It may experience rain or thundershowers towards evening or night
Videos of high tides in Worli Sea Face in Mumbai are going viral. This is due to the impact of Cyclone Biparjoy on the Arabian Sea
Check out official helpline numbers for those affected by Cyclone Biparjoy:
- Control Room, NDM, Ministry of Home Affairs (Fax Number: 23093750)
- Control Room, NDMA (Fax Number: 26701729)
- Cabinet Secretariat (Fax Number: 23012284, 23018638)