The intensity of Cyclone Biparjoy has reduced from 'very severe' category to 'severe' after the storm made landfall in coastal areas of Gujarat on Thursday evening, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
The weather department said that the cyclone has now moved from sea to land and is centred towards Sauarashtra-Kutch, adding that heavy rains are expected in Rajasthan today.
According to the latest weather bulletin from the India Meteorological Department, it will weaken gradually into a cyclonic storm over Saurashtra and Kutch around noon and subsequently into a deep depression around evening.
The Relief Commissioner informed that 22 people got injured, while electric poles, and trees were uprooted amid severe heavy rains coupled with gusty winds
Here are the HIGHLIGHTS on Cyclone Biparjoy:
#CycloneBiparjoy Ground Report: Flood Water Enters Houses In Mandvi@sohitmishra99 reports #TheNews pic.twitter.com/hzKGG3Fzgr
- NDTV (@ndtv) June 16, 2023
#CycloneBiparjoy | Houses Damaged, Heavy Rain In Gujarat@TanushreePande reports from Jakhau #TheNews pic.twitter.com/6tzsIqT0St
- NDTV (@ndtv) June 16, 2023
According to news agency ANI, a total of six National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams evacuated 127 civilians from Rupen Bandar Government Primary School and reshifted to NDH School Dwarka after Cyclone Biparjoy made landfall in coastal areas of the state on Thursday evening.
#CyclonicStormBiparjoy at 1730 hours IST of today, the 16th June, over Kutch and adjoining Pakistan about 30 km northeast of Dholavira, 190 km west of Deesa and 200 km south-southwest of Barmer. To weaken further into a deep depression around midnight today, the 16th June: India... pic.twitter.com/6Mf720f70c
- ANI (@ANI) June 16, 2023
Work has begun to restore the uprooted electric polls & trees and clear the blocked roads. 34 people injured and 94 animals dead in the cyclone: Alok Pandey, Relief Commissioner, Gujarat#CycloneBiporjoy pic.twitter.com/JWdubIm8Hw
- ANI (@ANI) June 16, 2023
#CycloneBIparjoy | Cyclone Rescue Team Carries Infant In Empty Cement Bag In Gujarat https://t.co/mKVvPAyZQn pic.twitter.com/0MC9jOLmug
- NDTV (@ndtv) June 16, 2023
According to news agency ANI, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Director General Atul Karwal on Friday said that there has been no loss of lives reported after Cyclone Biparjoy made landfall in Gujarat. He also said that there is a possibility of heavy rainfall in south Rajasthan by this evening.
Cyclone Biparjoy: No lives lost after landfall, says NDRF; team deployed in Rajasthan's Jalore ahead of heavy rainfall predictions
- ANI Digital (@ani_digital) June 16, 2023
Read @ANI Story | https://t.co/reluCOiK8K#CycloneBiporjoy #NDRF #Gujarat #Rajasthan pic.twitter.com/cMOyd7wqmw
Watch | Rajasthan's MET Department Director Radheshyam Sharma on #CycloneBiparjoy to head to Rajasthan @harsha_ndtv reports pic.twitter.com/EeAGXL9qjg
- NDTV (@ndtv) June 16, 2023
#WATCH | Delhi:..." #CycloneBiporjoy has moved north-eastwards...and it is now located near Dholavira in Kachchh district of Gujarat. The intensity of the cyclone has slightly reduced, now it is a cyclone storm with windspeed of 80-90 km per hour...": Dr Mrityunjay Mohapatra, DG,... pic.twitter.com/K2XSa2izeW
- ANI (@ANI) June 16, 2023
#WATCH | Kachchh: Parts of Jakhau area inundated after heavy rainfall lashed coastal areas of Gujarat#CycloneBiporjoy pic.twitter.com/udGN3ikUvq
- ANI (@ANI) June 16, 2023
Animation of the radar picture from DWR Bhuj of the current #Cyclonic Storm #Biparjoy pic.twitter.com/KI5ZpmcI8h
- India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) June 16, 2023
Parts of Delhi received light rain and strong winds today, which the weather department says is an impact of Cyclone Biparjoy which made landfall in Gujarat yesterday. The showers hit traffic and caused waterlogging in several parts of the national capital. Read here.
#CycloneBiparjoy | Houses Damaged, Heavy Rain In Gujarat @TanushreePande reports from Jakhau pic.twitter.com/WUdaAA2WdP
- NDTV (@ndtv) June 16, 2023
#CycloneBiparjoy: No Money, No Food, Gujarat Villagers Stare At Bleak Future
- NDTV (@ndtv) June 16, 2023
Watch NDTV's @TanushreePande's ground report from Gujarat's Jakhau pic.twitter.com/VJ6dh89qSX
No lives were lost after Cyclone Biparjoy made a landfall in Gujarat, however, 23 people were injured and electricity supply was disrupted in about 1,000 villages in the state, NDRF Director General Atul Karwal said on Friday.
The Arabian Sea cyclone ripped through Kutch and parts of Saurashtra region of Gujarat leaving a trail of destruction. Heavy rains lashed the entire Kutch district since the cyclone started making landfall near Jakhau Port from 6.30 pm on Thursday and the process continued till 2.30 am, according to officials.
Mr Karwal said while two lives unfortunately were lost before the landfall, not a single human life was lost post the landfall in Gujarat.
This is because of the efforts of the Gujarat administration and other agencies that worked to ensure the least loss of life and property, he added.
#WATCH | Gujarat Minister Harsh Sanghavi describes how different agencies worked together to ensure no loss of life in the state due to cyclone Biparjoy pic.twitter.com/OvwjWY8Hto
- ANI (@ANI) June 16, 2023
2 trains cancelled, 1 train short-terminated and 2 trains short-originated today. With this, 100 trains have been cancelled, 40 trains have been short-terminated, while 40 trains short-originated as a precautionary measure, in view of the safety of passengers & train operations, in view of cyclone Biparjoy: Sumit Thakur, Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway
- Cyclone has lost some powers
- We unfortunately lost two lives before the landfall
- No loss of life after landfall
- 23 people injured .
- 1,000 villages have no electricity
- Focus is now on restoration of life as quickly as possible
#WATCH | Gujarat: NDRF Personnel conduct road clearance operation in Naliya after cyclone 'Biparjoy' made landfall along the Gujarat coast yesterday. pic.twitter.com/etMkpOKhsK
- ANI (@ANI) June 16, 2023
#WATCH | NDRF team rescues two stranded people from the low-lying areas of Rupen Bandar in Dwarka district after cyclone 'Biparjoy' made landfall along the Gujarat coast yesterday.
- ANI (@ANI) June 16, 2023
(Video Source: NDRF) pic.twitter.com/OdfDqpjTlN
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel assesses the impact of Cyclone Biparjoy, at the State Emergency Operation Center in Gandhinagar
#WATCH | Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel assesses the impact of cyclone #Biparjoy, at the State Emergency Operation Center in Gandhinagar pic.twitter.com/xgRN7GjfCF
- ANI (@ANI) June 16, 2023
#WATCH | Earthmoving machine being used to clear uprooted trees in Mandvi as rainfall continues to lash the coastal town in Kachchh district of Gujarat pic.twitter.com/9pGODNYulC
- ANI (@ANI) June 16, 2023
#WATCH | Gujarat: Waterlogging witnessed in several areas of Bhuj after cyclone 'Biparjoy' made landfall along the Gujarat coast yesterday pic.twitter.com/Vzwqq1T8Kf
- ANI (@ANI) June 16, 2023
#WATCH | Gujarat witnesses cyclone 'Biparjoy' impact; NDRF Personnel conduct road clearance operation at Dwarka.
- ANI (@ANI) June 16, 2023
(Video Source: NDRF) pic.twitter.com/lDykbyTXRL
#CycloneBiparjoy: Trees uprooted, heavy rain in Gujarat
- NDTV (@ndtv) June 16, 2023
Watch NDTV's @sohitmishra99's ground report from Gujarat's Mandvi pic.twitter.com/G3H1zsbOzb
Cyclone Biparjoy, which ripped through Kutch and parts of Saurashtra region of Gujarat, has left a trail of destruction as gusty winds and rains wreaked havoc, officials said.
Heavy rains lashed the entire Kutch district since the cyclone started making landfall near Jakhau Port from 6.30 pm on Thursday and the process continued till 2.30 am, an official said.
Biparjoy (meaning disaster or calamity in Bengali) unleashed destructive wind speeds of up to 140 kmph and incessant rains as trees and electricity poles were uprooted, while seawater entered villages located in low-lying areas.
"Forty-five villages in Naliya tehsil of Kutch district plunged into darkness after electricity cables were snapped and poles got uprooted due to the cyclone," the official said.
#CycloneBiparjoy | After Widespread Destruction In Gujarat, NDRF Conducts Road Clearance Operation pic.twitter.com/98TXT5RV1D
- NDTV (@ndtv) June 16, 2023
#WATCH | Trees uprooted due to strong wind in Jamnagar after cyclone 'Biparjoy' made landfall along the Gujarat coast yesterday
- ANI (@ANI) June 16, 2023
(Morning visuals from Kalavad-Dhoraji Highway) pic.twitter.com/94ZthdR6N8
#WATCH | Gujarat witnesses cyclone 'Biparjoy' impact; NDRF Personnel conduct road clearance operation at Lakhpat in Kachchh
- ANI (@ANI) June 16, 2023
(Video Source: NDRF) pic.twitter.com/DXGsfz8Df0
#WATCH | Rain continues to lash Mandvi in Kachchh district after cyclone 'Biparjoy' made landfall along the Gujarat coast yesterday pic.twitter.com/4mX9NMkeG9
- ANI (@ANI) June 16, 2023
#WATCH | Ahmedabad: "By today noon the intensity of the cyclone will reduce and it will weaken into a cyclonic storm and will convert into a depression by the same evening...," says Manorama Mohanty, MET Director, as she gives an update on #CycloneBiparjoy pic.twitter.com/pQtUbesxFL
- ANI (@ANI) June 16, 2023
The Severe Cyclonic Storm "Biparjoy" over Saurashtra and Kutch lay centered at 0530 hours IST of today, the 16th June, 2023 over the same region about 70 km east-northeast of Jakhau Port (Gujarat) and 50 km northeast of Naliya.
It is very likely to move nearly northeastwards and weaken gradually into a cyclonic storm over Saurashtra and Kutch around noon and subsequently into a deep depression around evening of today, the 16th June.
#WATCH | Ahmedabad: "By today noon the intensity of the cyclone will reduce and it will weaken into a cyclonic storm and will convert into a depression by the same evening...," says Manorama Mohanty, MET Director, as she gives an update on #CycloneBiparjoy pic.twitter.com/pQtUbesxFL
- ANI (@ANI) June 16, 2023
#WATCH | Mumbai: Gateway of India witnesses rough seas as an impact of #CycloneBiparjoy pic.twitter.com/V5XcU8Fk8r
- ANI (@ANI) June 16, 2023
The intensity of cyclone Biparjoy which lashed Saurashtra-Kutch region has reduced from 'very severe' to 'severe' category hours after making landfall in coastal areas of Gujarat, an official said on Friday.
The cyclone has moved northeastwards and has weakened into a cyclonic storm and will become a depression by the evening over south Rajasthan, the official said.
Biparjoy (meaning disaster or calamity in Bengali) unleashed destructive wind speeds of up to 140 kmph and incessant rains as trees and electricity poles were uprooted, while seawater entered villages located in low-lying areas.
A cattle-rearer duo of father and son died while trying to save their goats stuck in a flooded ravine in Bhavnagar district on Thursday.
#WATCH | Gujarat: Mandvi witnesses strong winds as an impact of cyclone 'Biparjoy' pic.twitter.com/2JKV5Rwhkz
- ANI (@ANI) June 16, 2023
#CycloneBiparjoy | Over 900 Villages Plunge Into Darkness, Red Alert Issued For Gujarat And Rajasthan
- NDTV (@ndtv) June 16, 2023
@TanushreePande reports pic.twitter.com/Jrj1gbQiPH
#WATCH | Gujarat: Trees uprooted and property damaged in Naliya amid strong winds of cyclone 'Biparjoy' pic.twitter.com/d0C1NbOkXQ
- ANI (@ANI) June 16, 2023
Uprooted Trees, Power Lines Snapped As #CycloneBiparjoy Batters Gujarat pic.twitter.com/KXwjFI6ymF
- NDTV Videos (@ndtvvideos) June 16, 2023
The Gujarat government has taken measures to protect its extensive wildlife ahead of Cyclone Bipajoy with a "zero-casualty approach". Rescue teams have been strategically positioned in Gir Forest, Narayan Sarovar Sanctuary in Kutch and Mata No Madh, Barda.
The endangered Asiatic lions are getting a great deal of attention, with 184 teams under nine divisions and 58 control rooms mobilized for them.
The hi-tech monitoring system was developed in anticipation of just such a natural disaster. This system equips selected lions living in groups with radio collars, enabling their movement to be tracked via satellite link by the monitoring cell.
The teams will rescue the animals, take rapid action, and clear fallen trees.
#WATCH Mumbai: #CycloneBiparjoy | Real-time monitoring of situation through Railway War Room (15.06)
- ANI (@ANI) June 16, 2023
(Video source: Western Railway) pic.twitter.com/5dvBx55tfx
#WATCH | Cyclone Biporjoy moved northeastwards & crossed the Saurashtra-Kutch adjoining Pakistan coast close to the Jakhau port, Gujarat. The cyclone has now moved from sea to land & is centred towards Sauarashtra-Kutch. The intensity of the cyclone has reduced to 105-115 kmph.... pic.twitter.com/ZbBGYz4o8I
- ANI (@ANI) June 15, 2023
Cyclone Biparjoy which packed high wind speeds and brought heavy rains caused complete disruption of normal life in Gujarat's Kutch district on Thursday as trees were uprooted in large numbers, power failure was reported in many areas, and low-lying areas near the sea were flooded.
Biparjoy made landfall near Jakhau as a very severe cyclonic storm around 6.30 pm on Thursday with wind speeds of 115 to 125 kmph gusting upto 140 kmph. The entire landfall will be over by midnight, the IMD said.
A total power blackout was witnessed in Mandvi town. Many trees were uprooted on Jakhau-Mandvi road as well as in Mandvi town due to the strong winds.
"No casualties have been reported so far," district collector Amit Arora said.
#WATCH | Gandhinagar, Gujarat: The eye of the storm is currently near the Pakistan-Kutch border. The wind had an average speed of 78 kmph. There are chances of power outages. As per IMD's forecast, the storm will reach southern Rajasthan tomorrow. People have been alerted in the... pic.twitter.com/gXPsefnsvx
- ANI (@ANI) June 15, 2023
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephonic conversation with Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and took stock of the situation after the cyclonic storm 'Biparjoy' made landfall in Gujarat's coastal areas on Thursday evening.
PM Modi also asked about the details of the safety arrangements for wild animals including lions in Gir Forest.
"Hon'ble Prime Minister Narendrabhai Modi had a telephonic conversation with Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel late today to get complete details of the Biparjoy Cyclone situation approaching Gujarat. Hon'ble Prime Minister also learned the details of the security arrangements for wild animals including lions of Gir Forest," Gujarat CMO tweeted.
Earlier on Thursday morning, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel also chaired a review meeting at the State Emergency Operation Center in Gandhinagar on Thursday morning.
