Cyclone Biparjoy Updates: The Indian Railways has cancelled the operation of more than 40 trains in the Western Railway zone today as a precautionary measure in the cyclone prone areas. The cyclone is expected to make a landfall near Jakhau Port in Gujarat's Kutch district in India and move towards Pakistan next. , India News, Times Now
With cyclone Biparjoy likely to make landfall near Jakhau Port in Gujarat s Kutch district on Thursday, the state administration has shifted more than 74,000 people living near the coast as a precaution and deployed disaster management units for rescue and relief measures, said officials on Wednesday.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday said that the extremely severe cyclonic storm, Cyclone Biparjoy, has weakened into a very severe cyclonic storm.
As expected, Cyclone Biparjoy has weakened to a very severe cyclonic storm but has extensive damaging potential when it makes landfall on Thursday, India Meteorological Department said on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held a high-level meeting to review the situation related to Cyclone Biparjoy, where he directed senior officers to take every possible measure to ensure that people living in vulnerable locations are safely evacuated.