Authorities on Tuesday shifted 21,000 people from coastal areas to temporary shelters two days before powerful cyclone Biparjoy s expected landfall near Jakhau port in Gujarat s Kutch district.
An official said several NDRF and SDRF teams are on standby.
He said the evacuation process was still
As many as 21,000 people from seven different coastal districts of Saurashtra and Kutch have been shifted to temporary shelters, officials said, adding that the government has prioritized those living within 10 km of the coast for evacuation.
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According to the IMD, the cyclone is predicted to make landfall near Jakhau port as a 'very severe cyclonic storm' with maximum wind speed reaching up to 150 kilometres per hour
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