Cyclone Biparjoy is expected to make landfall today evening near Jakhau Port in the Kutch district of Gujarat. Its effect is being seen across the State. Heavy rains and winds have started in most of the areas of the Kutch district.
Biparjoy is currently located at 110 km. West South West of Jakhau port. The entire port has been evacuated and it is raining heavily in some villages of Bhachau, Rapar, Gandhidham, Bhuj, Mandvi, Nakhtrana, Lakhpat, and Abdasa blocks. The administration is on special alert in the coastal belt areas of Kutch and Saurashtra. The National Disaster Response Force has intensified rescue operations in the wake of cyclone Biparjoy. NDRF team-6 evacuated 72 civilians including 32 men, 25 women, and 15 children to a safe place in the low-lying area of Rupen Port. Affected civilians were sheltered at NDH school, Dwarka.
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