Cyclone Biparjoy: 21,000 Shifted From Coastal Districts To Temporary Shelters In Gujarat
As cyclone Biparjoy with an extensive damaging potential is likely to make landfall near Jakhau port in Gujarat’s Kutch district on June 15 evening, the administration has so far shifted 21,000 people from different coastal districts to temporary shelters while several NDRF and SDRF teams are on standby, an official said on Tuesday. He said the evacuation process was still underway and all the targeted population will be shifted to safer places by this evening.
Action Plan In Place To Tackle Health Emergencies: Union Minister
With cyclone ‘Biparjoy’ barrelling towards Kutch district in Gujarat, shelter homes are being set up with arrangements for rations and meals while an action plan is being put in place to tackle medical and health emergencies, Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Tuesday. He said all labourers working at ports in coastal areas have been evacuated, ships have been anchored, and crew members shifted to safer places.
Cyclone ‘Biparjoy’: 21,000 people from coastal districts shifted to temporary shelters
As cyclone ‘Biparjoy’ with an extensive damaging potential is likely to make landfall near Jakhau port in Gujarat’s Kutch district on Thursday evening, the administration has so far shifted 21,000 people from different coastal districts to temporary shelters, an official said on Tuesday.
The government is aiming to evacuate people within 10 km of the coast.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the cyclone is predicted to make landfall near Jakhau port as a ‘very severe cyclonic storm’ with maximum wind speed reaching up to 150 kilometres per hour (kmph).
The cyclone is likely to impact the Kutch, Devbhoomi Dwarka and Jamnagar districts of Gujarat the most.
“We have already started evacuating people residing near the coast who are likely to be affected the most during the landfall. So far, various district administrations have shifted nearly 21,000 people to temporary shelters. The evacuation process is still on and all the targeted population will be shifted by today evening to safer places