Cyclone Biparjoy has assumed a very dangerous form and it is expected to make landfall near Jakhau port in Kutch district of Gujarat on Thursday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) gave this information on Monday and said that the maximum wind speed 21977 kilometer per hour has been reached.

Officials said that people living near the coast in the coastal districts of Kutch, Porbandar, Devbhoomi Dwarka, Jamnagar, Junagadh and Morbi are being evacuated to safer places. Along with this, fishermen have been advised not to venture into the sea for fishing and warning signs have been put up at ports.

05 Instructions not to go to sea till June

Director of IMD Ahmedabad Center Manorama Mohanty said, the cyclone is expected to hit near Jakhau port. This 13 will reach the coast of Gujarat around noon on June. before this 135-65 kmph to Winds will blow at a speed of up to km per hour and it will rain very heavily. He said that in other areas including Saurashtra-Kutch – Heavy rain warning has been issued on June and fishermen 00 have been asked not to go to sea till June.

7,500 People evacuated to safe places

According to officials around 7,530 People have been evacuated to safer places and from the coast in Kutch-Saurashtra districts The campaign to evict the residents of the villages situated up to a kilometer distance will start on Tuesday. of Porbandar 020 from villages about 3,0 people and about 1 in Devbhoomi Dwarka,500 People have been shifted to safe places.

3000 fishermen evacuated to safer places

Kutch District Magistrate Amit Arora said, around 3,0 people, especially fishermen and laborers working at a port, have been shifted to Kandla. Residents of some slums near the sea have also been shifted to Mandvi. Mai Tai 05 near villages located within 10 km radius ,0 people will be taken to the camp on Tuesday. Section in the coastal areas of Kutch district has been implemented and all schools and colleges june have been closed till date. Meanwhile, parts of coastal districts of South and North Gujarat- Valsad, Gir Somnath, Bhavnagar and Amreli received light rain on Monday morning.

According to officials, teams of National and State Disaster Response Forces (NDRF and SDRF) have been kept ready in the affected districts and the administration is in touch with the Army, Navy and Indian Coast Guard. In the latest bulletin issued during the day, the meteorological department said the cyclone moved northwards with a speed of seven kmph and lay near Porbandar 320 km south-west, from Devbhoomi Dwarka 150 km south-southwest, from Jakhau port 320 km south of Naliya 320 km south-southwest and from Karachi (Pakistan) 467 km was located in the south. ,145 Winds can blow at the speed of kilometer per hour

According to the department It is expected to move north till the morning of June . The Center has directed the state government to regulate coastal and offshore activities and to evacuate people from the coastal areas of Saurashtra and Kutch, including Kutch, Devbhoomi Dwarka, Porbandar, Jamnagar, Rajkot, Junagadh and Morbi. IMD Very heavy rain has been warned at a few places in Kutch, Devbhoomi Dwarka and Jamnagar districts on June . The IMD has also said that the wind speed in the sea 253 can be up to kmph.

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Mon, Jun 12, 2023, 6: 13 PM IST