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Ahmedabad. Ahead of the likely landfall of cyclone ‘Biparjoy’ near Jakhau port in Gujarat( Gujarat) ‘s Kutch district on Thursday, the state administration has shifted over 74,000 people living near the coast as a precautionary measure and disaster management for rescue and relief measures. units have been deployed.
The Meteorological Department said that as the active cyclone in the Arabian Sea moved towards the Gujarat coast, parts of Saurashtra-Kutch region experienced strong winds and heavy rains. This will be the second cyclone to hit the state within two years after ‘Taute’ cyclone in May 2021
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), cyclone ‘Biparjoy’ will approach the Jakhau port on Thursday evening as an ‘extremely severe cyclonic storm’ with wind speed up to 150 kmph.
The release said that Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel reached the State Emergency Operation Center (SEOC) in Gandhinagar on Wednesday night and held a meeting with top officials to review the overall situation and the steps taken by the administration so far.
More than 74 thousand people were taken to a safe place
A Gujarat government release said that a total of 74,345 people have been taken to temporary shelters in eight coastal districts. According to the release, around 34,300 people have been shifted to safer places in Kutch district alone, 10,000 in Jamnagar, 9,243 in Morbi, 6,089 in Rajkot, 5,035 in Devbhoomi Dwarka, 4,604 in Junagadh, 3,469 in Porbandar district and 1,605 in Gir Somnath district. has been moved.
