Cyclone Biparjoy is making its impact on Mandvi beach of Kutch before hitting Gujarat and Maharashtra coast. The waves are rising high in the sea. Preparations have been started in both the states for rescue from the storm. INS Hansa and Shikra have also been deployed. Hansa has been kept in Goa while Shikra has been put on alert in Mumbai. , NDRF for relief and rescue work in Maharashtra, Gujarat Teams were formed The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has deployed a total of to carry out relief and rescue operations in Gujarat and Maharashtra. Teams have been assigned. NDRF’s Teams have been placed in Gujarat, one has been deployed in Diu. Four NDRF teams have been deployed in Kutch district, three each in Rajkot and Devbhoomi Dwarka, two in Jamnagar, one each in Porbandar, Junagadh, Gir Somnath, Morbi, Valsad and Gandhinagar.

in Maharashtra 14 Five of the teams were deployed in MumbaiTotal of NDRF in Maharashtra Five of the teams have been deployed in Mumbai while the rest have been kept on standby. He told that in each of these teams, about 29-36 are workers and they are trees and are equipped with pole cutters, electric saws, inflatable boats and medicines and relief materials for common ailments.

from the coastal areas of Gujarat Thousands of people were evacuated, Defense Minister held a meeting

Ahead of the possible landfall of the powerful cyclone ‘Biparjoy’ near Jakhau port in Kutch district of Gujarat, the authorities have warned about from the state’s coastal areas so far. Thousands of people have been evacuated and shifted to temporary shelter camps.

Strong wind and heavy rain in Saurashtra and Kutch

Strong wind and heavy rain in Saurashtra and Kutch had to face. IMD said that ‘Biparjoy’ is set to change course on Wednesday and move in the north-east direction towards Kutch and Saurashtra and it will hit near Jakhau port on Thursday evening. Meanwhile, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday spoke to the three service chiefs and reviewed the preparedness of the armed forces to deal with the impact of cyclone ‘Biparjoy’.

Where is the cyclone now

It is being told that the cyclone is now almost from Kutch Kilometers away. IMD said in a bulletin that As the cyclone hits the Gujarat coast on June, the intensity of rains will increase in the state And there are chances of extremely heavy rains at some places in Kutch, Devbhoomi Dwarka and Jamnagar.

Thousands of people were evacuated to safe placesAs a precautionary measure approx 48 Thousands of people have been evacuated from the coastal areas and shifted to safe shelter camps. from them 15 1,000 have been shifted to camps in Kutch district, while others have been shifted to Junagadh, Jamnagar, Porbandar, Devbhoomi Dwarka, Have been shifted to safe places in Morbi and Rajkot.

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Wed, Jun 14, 2023, 9: 10 PM IST