Update (June 15, 6:06 pm):15 Ships ready in multiple configurations. 7 aircraft in SAR role for rescue ops in the sea. 23 disaster relief teams with 29 gemini boats, 50 OBMs (Out Board Motor) for boats 1000 lifejackets and 200 lifebuoys, formed up in the ICG stations for aid to civil authorities: Indian… pic.twitter.com/wiPisTWX4j— ANI (@ANI) June 15, 2023 Update (June 15, 3:13 pm): According to a senior state government official on Thursday, Cyclone Biparjoy is anticipated to make landfall on the Gujarat coast today between 9 and 10 pm as the wind speed has decreased. Cyclone warning has been issued.Taking it to Twitter, IMD mentioned, “Cyclone Warning for Saurashtra & Kutch Coasts: RED MESSAGE.VSCS BIPARJOY at 1330IST today near lat 22.8N and lon 67.3E about 120km WSW of Jakhau Port (Gujarat),170km WNW of Devbhumi Dwarka.Landfall process will commence near Jakhau Port from today evening,continue till midnight.”Cyclone Warning for Saurashtra & Kutch Coasts: RED MESSAGE.VSCS BIPARJOY at 1330IST today near lat 22.8N and lon 67.3E about 120km WSW of Jakhau Port (Gujarat),170km WNW of Devbhumi Dwarka.Landfall process will commence near Jakhau Port from today evening,continue till midnight. pic.twitter.com/YiVSoM9EPh— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) June 15, 2023Update (June 15, 2:07 pm): According to the official statement, arrangements of food, water and medical services has been made for the evacuated people.Gujarat | We have safely evacuated around 50,000 people to the shelter homes. Police, medical team, food and drinking arrangements have been made at all the shelter homes. We have NDRF, SDRF, Marine, BSF, and Army teams deployed in the area. No casualty has been reported in East… pic.twitter.com/0Tapen2EiR— ANI (@ANI) June 15, 2023Around 74,000 residents of vulnerable areas have been evacuated, as part of precautionary measures taken against cyclone Biparjoy, which is less than 200 kilometres off the Gujarat coast and is expected to make landfall on Thursday evening accompanied by torrential rain and a storm surge, according to authorities.The government has relocated residents from roughly 120 villages in the Kutch region that were between 0 and 10 kilometres from the coast. The “very severe cyclonic storm” Biparjoy, with winds up to 150 kph, is likely to make landfall close to Jakhau port, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).#WATCH | Heavy rain and strong winds in cyclone affected Jamnagar as landfall expected along Gujarat coast today evening pic.twitter.com/3wOUMmsBuV— ANI (@ANI) June 15, 2023Cyclone Biparjoy around 180 km away from Jakhau port, landfall by today evening: IMDRead @ANI Story | https://t.co/wg3pxBJlcm#CycloneBiparjoy #CycloneBiporjoyUpdate #Cyclone #IMD pic.twitter.com/jftVhLr2ZM— ANI Digital (@ani_digital) June 15, 2023Apart from this, heavy rain and strong winds in the cyclone affected Jamnagar as landfall is expected along the Gujarat coast today evening.
