Cyclone Biparjoy HIGHLIGHTS: The administration has so far shifted 21,000 people from various coastal districts to temporary shelters while several NDRF and SDRF teams are on standby in anticipation of cyclone Biparjoy, which has a significant potential to cause damage and is expected to make landfall near Jakhau port in Gujarat's Kutch district on June 15 evening, said an official on Tuesday.
He said the evacuation process was as yet in progress and all the designated populace will be moved to more secure spots by tonight.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the cyclone has "extensive damaging potential" and is likely to have the greatest impact on Gujarat's Kutch, Devbhumi Dwarka, and Jamnagar districts.
According to the official, the state government wants to evacuate people within 10 kilometers of the coast.
The official also said that the cyclone has only caused one death so far.
"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," said State Commissioner of Relief, Alok Kumar Pandey.
According to director of the Ahmedabad IMD, Manorama Mohanty, the cyclone is likely to cross between Mandvi in Kutch and Karachi in Pakistan near the Jakhau port on June 15 with winds of 125-135 kmph and 150 kmph.
