Cyclone Biparjoy: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a review meeting on Monday about the situation related to Cyclone Biparjoy. The meeting was held to review the preparedness to tackle the impact of the cyclone. He has directed officers to take every possible measure to ensure that people living in vulnerable locations are safely evacuated by the State Government and to ensure maintenance of all essential services such as Power, Telecommunications, health, drinking water etc. and are restored immediately in the event of damages caused to them.
Here are the latest updates:
1. Cyclone Biparjoy has rapidly intensified into a severe cyclonic storm and is traversing the Arabian Sea at present. Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert for Cyclone Biparjoy on Monday.
2. "Cyclone Alert for Saurashtra & Kutch Coast: Orange Message. ESCS BIPARJPY at 0530IST of today over east-central & adjoining NE Arabian Sea near lat 19.2N & long 67.7E, about 380km SSW of Devbhumi Dwarka. To cross near Jakhau Port, Gujarat by noon of 15 June", tweeted IMD.
3. Amid the warning issued by IMD, the officials at Deendayal Port Authority in Kandla started shifting people in the low-lying areas to shelters in Gandhidham, as updated by the Public Relations Officer of Deendayal Port Authority. Six ships have left the port, and 11 more will depart tomorrow.
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4. It is expected that the cyclone will continue its northward trajectory until the morning of June 14 and subsequently over northeastwards, crossing the Saurashtra and Kutch regions and adjoining Pakistan coasts between Mandvi in Kutch and Karachi.
5. As the maximum sustained wind speeds have reached 125–135 kmph, the cyclone poses a significant threat to the Gujarat coast.
6. Meanwhile, the state government has ordered the closure of schools in four districts.
7. The warnings to fishermen against any fishing activities in view of the storm.
8. The airport authorities have been advised to ensure the functionality of all lightning equipment in and around airport runways. In the advisory, the CAA said a team should be set up to determine runway friction during rain to ensure the safe operation of aircraft.
9. On Sunday, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel paid a visit to the State Emergency Operation Center to review the preparedness of coastal districts of the state against possible cyclones. He also held a video conference with all the officials in the potentially affected area.
10. Cyclone Biparjoy will make landfall at the Kutchh and Saurashtra coasts in Gujarat as well as in Pakistan on Thursday.