Officials in Gujarat s Kandla have started shifting people from low-lying areas to temporary shelters as the meteorological office issues a cyclone alert for Saurashtra and Kutch coasts. IMD has advised a total suspension of fishing operations until 15 June.
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 afternoon.