red alert for kutch and saurashtra
The Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for the coasts of Saurashtra and Kutch today. By the evening of June 15, this storm will cross the Jakhau port. The SDRF team is fully prepared to deal with the storm.
cyclonic storm biparjoy In view of this, the Meteorological Department has issued a high alert in 8 districts of Gujarat. The central government is constantly monitoring the situation. More than 37 thousand people living in eight districts have been shifted to safer places. NDRF And SDRK teams have been deployed.
Cyclone Warning for Saurashtra & Kutch Coasts: RED MESSAGE. VSCS BIPARJOY at 0830 IST of today over NE Arabian Sea near lat 21.9N & long 66.3E,about 280km WSW of Jakhau Port (Gujarat) and 290km WSW of Devbhumi Dwarka. To cross near Jakhau Port by evening of 15th June as VSCS. pic.twitter.com/9nrBI7ah8q
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) June 14, 2023
No chance of landfall in Dwarka
SDM Dwarka said today that the cyclone has moved towards west and it is not likely to make landfall in Dwarka. We have shifted around 4,500 people from the coastal areas to various shelter homes. We have one team each of NDRF in Dwarka and Okha and teams of SDRF and Army.