Amit Shah along with Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel conducts aerial survey of Cyclone Biparjoy-affected areas in Gujarat's Kutch

Gandhinagar, Jun 17: Union Home Minister Amit Shah along with Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Saturday (Jun 17) conducted an aerial survey of areas affected due to Cyclone Biparjoy in Gujarat's Kutch. Later during the day, Shah is scheduled to hold a review meeting with Patel and other senior officers.

 

  

 

 

Shah will then visit Mandvi and meet people affected by the cyclone and then visit the Swami Narayan Temple in Bhuj and review food materials and other facilities being provided for affected people. Cyclone Biparjoy, which originated in the Arabian Sea and swept across the west coast of India, made landfall on Thursday night around 10 km north of the Jakhau Port in Kutch in Gujarat.

 

 

 

 

 

The cyclone weakened into a 'deep depression' and is further expected to weaken into a 'depression' in the next 12 hours, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in the early hours today. According to IMD, the cyclonic storm weakened into a 'deep depression' at 11:30 pm on Friday over Southeast Pakistan."Cyclonic Storm Biparjoy weakened into a Deep Depression at 2330 hours IST of yesterday, June 16, 2023, over Southeast Pakistan adjoining Southwest Rajasthan and Kutch about 100 km northeast of Dholavira. To weaken further into a Depression during next 12 hours," IMD said in a tweet.

 

 

 

Meanwhile, earlier it was reported that several trees were uprooted in Bhuj, Kutch, due to the impact of the cyclone. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team carried out the clearance work on Friday (Jun 16). 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 (Jun 15) evening.

 

 

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