Five teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and local authorities are prepared to carry out relief and rescue operations whenever required, an official said.
By now, monsoon should have reached the central India, including parts of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, eastern Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat, but it is yet to reach Maharashtra.
Patnaik also sought the allocation for 5 lakh permanent houses to replace the habitations damaged in the cyclone.
Cyclone Vayu latest updates: It seems the danger posed by Cyclone Vayu is far from over. According to a latest update, Cyclone Vayu will recurve and is expected to hit Gujarat's Kutch.
"Gujarat is now completely safe. There exists no threat from cyclone Vayu now as the storm has veered towards the west in the Arabian Sea." Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said
Sparing Gujarat after changing course, Cyclone Vayu on Thursday began moving away from the state coast towards Oman, even as the danger of heavy winds and rain in coastal areas continued, officials said here.
A portion of Porbandar's Bhuteshwar Mahadev Temple, believed to be 150-year-old, has collapsed due to gusty winds and sea waves triggered by Cyclone Vayu.
Moving north-westwards, Cyclone Vayu on Thursday afternoon started skirting the Saurashtra coast in Gujarat while heavy rains which lashed the coastal areas were likely to continue till the evening, the Indian Meteorological Department said.
Cyclone Vayu has passed from the state's coastline and is heading towards the Gujarat coast, but the cyclone has further delayed the arrival of the monsoon in Goa, state Indian Meteorological Department Director K.V. Padgalwar said on Thursday.
The Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) chalked out an action plan well in advance in view of the cyclone threat, the state government-promoted company's in-charge managing director Shahmeena Husain told PTI.
Cyclone Vayu: NDRF on alert in Gujarat, strong winds causes destruction in Diu
To avoid disruptions and damages to infrastructure, the AAI has suspended flight operations at airports in Porbandar, Diu, Bhavnagar, Keshod and Kandla for 24 hours starting midnight Wednesday.
The weather department on Tuesday predicted heavy rainfall in Goa due to Cyclone Vayu, prompting the authorities to close the shoreline for swimming.
Gujarat Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasma said the temple would remain open as "aarti (prayers) being performed since many years cannot be stopped".
Cyclone Vayu will hit the coast near Veraval in Gujarat Thursday afternoon. While NDRF has pre-positioned 52 teams, Indian Coast Guard, Navy, Army and the Air Force are kept on standby.
The cancellations have been made as a precaution even though Cyclone Vayu changed its course.
Precautionary measures have been taken by the Gujarat government and over three lakh people living in low-lying areas and thatched houses in the coastal districts have been evacuated because of Vayu
In India, Cyclone Vayu has changed its course and is unlikely to make landfall in Gujarat, but it will cause heavy rain in several coastal districts of the state, officials said on Thursday.
Cyclone Vayu: NDRF team on standby at Chowpatty beach, likely to have effect on coastal districts
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday advised people to follow real-time information being provided by local agencies to stay safe.
