The India Meteorological Department predicted on Tuesday that a depression over the southeast Arabian Sea, south of Porbandar in Gujarat, will travel northwest and build into a cyclonic storm. Cyclone Biparjoy: Mumbai Getting Ready for Probability of Heavy Rainfall and Flooding, BMC Takes Preventive Measures; Check Details Here.
"The very severe Cyclonic storm is currently about 860km west-southwest of Goa, 970 km southwest of Mumbai, 1050 km south-southwest of Porbandar and 1350 km south of Karachi," it said. Cyclone Biparjoy Update: Cyclonic Storm Intensifies, Move Nearly Northwards During Next 24 Hours, Says IMD.