Cyclone Biparjoy Live. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD)’s Director General Dr Mrityunjay Mohapatra the landfall process has commenced over the coastal districts of Saurashtra and Kutch. He added that upto midnight, the landfall process will continue.
The cyclone will be crossing Saurashtra & Kutch and adjoining Pakistan coasts between Mandvi and Karachi near Jakhau Port by tonight.
Cyclone Biparjoy, which means “disaster” in Bengali language is expected to make landfall in India and Pakistan today, 15 June. Powerful winds, storm surges, and lashing rains were forecast to hammer a 325-kilometer stretch of coast between Mandvi in Gujarat and Karachi in Pakistan. According to India Meteorological Department, the powerful storm is 170 km away from Jakhau Port and 201 km west of Devbhumi Dwarka as of 12:30 PM.
As Cyclone Biparjoy’s landfall process started Thursday evening, gusty winds at over 100 kmph and heavy rains lashed the Kutch and Saurashtra regions of Gujarat. The landfall is expected to continue till midnight as the eye of the storm, which is about 50 km in diameter, will cross into land later in the night
At least three people were injured after trees fell in Gujarat’s Devbhoomi Dwarka district. Many trees and electricity poles were uprooted near Jakhau and Mandvi towns in Kutch district while tin sheets used in house construction were blown away. Until 7 pm, there had been no reports of death, Gujarat Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi said.
The Met office has warned of very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in Kutch, Devbhumi Dwarka, Jamnagar, Porbandar, Rajkot, Morbi and Junagarh districts. It added that the cyclone would cause “astronomical tide” with a storm surge of 2-3 metres height that could inundate low-lying areas in Kutch, Devbhumi Dwarka, Porbandar, Jamnagar and Morbi districts during the landfall. Sea conditions are phenomenal and waves could be 10 to 14 metres high, the Met office added.
Cyclone Biparjoy’s eye, which is 50 km in diameter, likely to cross Gujarat coast around midnight; Over 94,000 people evacuated; Heavy rains lash parts of the state.
Vadodara schools and colleges to stay closed on Friday.
Due to the effects of the Biparjoy cyclone, which hit the city on Thursday evening, the Vadodara District Collector has ordered that schools and colleges stay closed on Friday. At around 7.30 pm on Thursday, the city witnessed heavy rain and strong winds, resulting in power disruptions in several neighbourhoods.
Storm reaches max speed of 125 kmph, will start reducing now, says IMD chief
Speaking about the progress of the cyclonic storm IMD chief Dr M Mohapatra said: “The landfall process has started. The cyclone is still 70 km away and is moving towards the coast. The cyclone will cross the sea and be inland by midnight… The wind speed is about to reach its maximum, 125 kmph, and will reduce thereafter.”
Nearly 100 trains cancelled, 39 short terminated.
As many as 99 trains were cancelled by the Indian Railways on Thursday evening in view of the cyclonic storm ‘Biparjoy’. 39 trains were also short terminated.
Cyclone landfall: Trees, electricity poles uprooted along Gujarat coast.
At least three people were injured after trees fell in Gujarat’s Devbhoomi Dwarka district as cyclone Biparjoy made landfall with destructive wind speed and incessant rains on Kutch coast on Thursday evening, officials said.
Many trees and electricity poles were uprooted near Jakhau and Mandvi towns in Kutch district while tin sheets used in house construction were blown away. Until 7 pm there had been no report of death, said Gujarat Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi.
“Three persons have sustained injuries in Devbhoomi Dwarka district due to treefall and are being treated. Teams of Gujarat police, NDRF and Army are working in different parts of Dwarka to remove uprooted trees and electricity poles,” he added.
The landfall process of the cyclone started at 4.30 pm and will be completely by midnight, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Dwarka, Okha, Naliya, Bhuj, Porbandar and Kandla along Gujarat coasts received heavy rainfall since Thursday morning. The coastal area witnessed strong winds of up to 50 kmph, the IMD said.
Cyclone landfall: Trees, electricity poles uprooted along Gujarat coast.
At least three people were injured after trees fell in Gujarat’s Devbhoomi Dwarka district as cyclone Biparjoy made landfall with destructive wind speed and incessant rains on Kutch coast on Thursday evening, officials said.
Many trees and electricity poles were uprooted near Jakhau and Mandvi towns in Kutch district while tin sheets used in house construction were blown away. Until 7 pm there had been no report of death, said Gujarat Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi.
“Three persons have sustained injuries in Devbhoomi Dwarka district due to treefall and are being treated. Teams of Gujarat police, NDRF and Army are working in different parts of Dwarka to remove uprooted trees and electricity poles,” he added.
The landfall process of the cyclone started at 4.30 pm and will be completely by midnight, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Dwarka, Okha, Naliya, Bhuj, Porbandar and Kandla along Gujarat coasts received heavy rainfall since Thursday morning. The coastal area witnessed strong winds of up to 50 kmph, the IMD said.
The landfall process of Cyclone Biparjoy has started near Jakhau port in the state’s Kutch district and will continue till midnight, IMD said in its latest bulletin. The cyclone will be crossing Saurashtra & Kutch and adjoining Pakistan coasts between Mandvi (Gujarat) and Karachi (Pakistan) by tonight.