Biparjoy intensifies: PM calls high-level meet
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called a review meeting today as cyclone Biparjoy intensified into an “extremely severe cyclonic storm”.
It is likely to make landfall between Gujarat’s Kutch and Karachi in Pakistan on Thursday.
The weather office has issued a cyclone alert for Saurashtra and Kutch coasts in Gujarat. “Sea conditions along and off Saurashtra and Kutch coasts will likely remain “rough to very rough” till Wednesday, and very rough to high on Thursday,” the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
“Kutch, Jamnagar, Morbi, Gir Somnath, Porbandar, and Devbhumi Dwarka districts are likely to be impacted by the cyclone with heavy rainfall and very high wind speed during June 13-15 which may go up to 150 kmph,” it said.
Officials in Kutch district have started shifting people from low-lying areas to temporary shelters. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Sunday visited the State Emergency Operation Center to review the preparedness of coastal districts to deal with any emergency situation.