In order to guide relief efforts in light of Cyclone Biparjoy, Prime Minister Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah have already convened separate review meetings.

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The coastal areas of the state are preparing for severe to extremely heavy rains and gale wind speeds progressively reaching 120-130 kmph gusting to 145 kmph as cyclone "Biparjoy" is expected to make landfall near Jakhau Port in Gujarat's Kutch district on Thursday. The very severe cyclone storm Biparjoy has caused a red alert from the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) for the Saurashtra and Kutch coasts, where it is anticipated to interrupt rail service and destroy roads, standing crops, and homes. Along with likely pole damage, power and communication lines could also be impacted.

As a very severe cyclonic storm with a maximum sustained wind speed of 120-130 kmph gusting to 145 kmph, Cyclone Biparjoy is "very likely to move northeastwards and cross Saurashtra & Kutch and adjoining Pakistan coasts between Mandvi (Gujarat) and Karachi (Pakistan) near Jakhau Port (Gujarat) by evening of June 15th," according to an IMD bulletin published at 2.15 a.

Flood Alert

Up until the night of June 15, the sea state along and off the shores of Saurashtra and Kutch is anticipated to be high to spectacular, then improve. In Kachchh, Devbhumi Dwarka, Porbandar, Jamnagar, and Morbi districts, the Met department issued a storm surge warning. It also noted that the astronomical tide was expected to flood these districts' low-lying areas at the time of landfall. The tides in these areas are determined by the stars.

Rain predicted


On June 15, the majority of Kachchh, Devbhumi Dwarka, and Jamnagar are anticipated to have light to moderate rainfall, with isolated locations possibly experiencing heavy to extremely heavy rainfall. Saurashtra and the north Gujarat region may have heavy to extremely heavy rainfall, as will the districts of Porbandar, Rajkot, Morbi, and Junagarh in a few locations.

Cancellations, short stops, and short originations of trains

As a preventative action in light of cyclone "Biparjoy," the Western Railway (WR) decided to cancel or short-terminate the operation of a few additional trains on Wednesday. It short-originated four additional trains, terminated three, and cancelled seven further trains. According to the press statement, 31 short-originated trains and 36 short-terminated trains have been cancelled so far.

Evacuation technique

Alok Pandey, the relief commissioner for Gujarat, reported that by Wednesday morning, more than 74,000 people had been relocated to safer areas in the coastal areas. Nearly 34,300 of the 74,345 individuals who were relocated to temporary shelters in eight coastal districts did so in the Kutch district alone, followed by 10,000 in Jamnagar, 9,243 in Morbi, 6,089 in Rajkot, 5,035 in Devbhumi Dwarka, and 9,243 in Kutch.