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RAJKOT/SURAT: The cyclonic storm ‘Tauktae’ over the Arabian Sea intensified into a severe cyclonic storm and is likely to cross the Gujarat coast between Porbandar and Naliya around May 18, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday.
According to IMD bulletin, the cyclone is likely to cross the Gujarat coast on May 18 afternoon or evening as a ‘very severe cyclonic storm’ bringing isolated extremely heavy rainfall with the wind speed reaching 175 kmph along Saurashtra and Kutch coasts. It will remain a ‘very severe cyclonic storm’ from May 16-18.
AUnion home ministry advisory said the “very severe cyclonic storm” is likely to cause damage to thatched houses, roads, power and communication lines, especially in the districts of Saurashtra region such as Devbhoomi Dwarka, Kutch, Porbandar, Junagadh, Gir Somnath, Jamnagar, Amreli, Rajkot and Morbi.
The fire erupted in the middle of the night in the designated Covid hospital on the Bharuch-Jambusar highway, around 190 km from the state capital Ahmedabad. The exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, according to the officials.It i
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Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani . (File photo)
JAMNAGAR: People returning to Gujarat after attending the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar will have to undergo an RT-PCR test before they are allowed to enter their respective cities and villages, Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani said on Saturday.
The ongoing Kumbh, which has seen lakhs of people from different parts of the country and seers attending the auspicious event in large numbers, has drawn flak from various quarters as the number of Covid-19 cases has zoomed at a rapid pace in the past few weeks. The event has also reported the coronavirus cases in large numbers.