Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold meeting to review the situation related to Cyclone Biparjoy. Earlier, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel paid a visit to the State Emergency Operation Center to review the preparedness of coastal districts of the state .
#WATCH Cyclone Biparjoy | High tide hits coastal area of Kachchh in Gujarat.
(Visuals from Mandvi Beach) pic.twitter.com/PdXCFQTZlr
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This was in view of the ongoing ‘extremely severe’ cyclonic storm, Biparjoy which is about to make landfall at the Kutchh and Saurashtra coast in Gujarat as well as in Pakistan on Thursday.
The Gujarat Chief Minister also held a video conference with all the officials of the potentially affected area. the India Meteorological Department issued a Yellow alert for Cyclone Alert for Saurashtra and the Kutch coast in Gujarat.
Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issues orange alert for Saurashtra & Kutch Coasts in view of extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm “Biparjoy” over east-central and adjoining northeast Arabian Sea: IMD
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Fishing activities along Gujarat’s south and north coasts have been suspended and authorities began evacuating people in districts by the sea in view of cyclone ‘Biparjoy’ likely to make landfall along the Saurashtra-Kutch coasts as a very severe cyclonic storm, officials said.
