By Cyclone Biparjoy Live News Updates Today, June 15, 2023: The landfall process of Cyclone Biparjoy will start this evening and continue till night with a wind speed will be 115-125 kmph, the India Meteorological Department said.
Cyclone Biparjoy in India Live Updates, June 15: As Cyclone Biparjoy is likely to make landfall in Gujarat at 5 pm today, the Gujarat government evacuated more than 74,000 people from eight coastal districts, including 35,822 along the coast of Kutch district, issued prohibitory orders, shut down public transport and advised people to remain indoors.
What’s the forecast for today? The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for the Saurashtra-Kutch coast in view of the landfall of the cyclonic storm. Meanwhile, heavy to very heavy rainfall was witnessed in some parts of Kutch and Devbhumi Dwarka — two districts that are expected to be the most impacted by the cyclone, which the IMD designated as “very severe”.
☔ Precautions taken: Two teams each of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) have been deployed in Gujarat, while teams of the Army and Indian Air Force have also been kept on standby. As many as 187 cyclone shelters have been set up where power generators have been installed to ensure power supply in case grid power supply fails.
