30,000 Evacuated As Gujarat Braces For Cyclone Biparjoy: 10 Facts
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On Tuesday, authorities in Gujarat shifted 30,000 people from coastal areas to temporary shelters in anticipation of the powerful cyclone which is expected to make landfall near Jakhau port in the Kutch district on Thursday.
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-Where exactly is the cyclone expected to make landfall?
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India, Pakistan
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western India
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Near Jakhau, Gujarat
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Gujarat
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between Keti Bunder, Indian Gujarat coast
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India's west coast and southern Pakistan
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between Mandvi in India's western state of Gujarat and Karachi in Pakistan
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near Jakhau port in Kutch district
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India and Pakistan
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between Mandvi in Gujarat and Karachi in Pakistan
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near Jakhau port
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Kutch
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coastlines of India and Pakistan
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between Mandvi in Kutch and Karachi in Pakistan
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close to Jakhau port
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east-central Arabian Sea
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Saurashtra and Kutch coasts near Jakhau Port
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Gujarat coastal areas of Saurashtra and Kutch
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near Jakhau port in the Kutch district of Gujarat
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Saurashtra and Kutch regions of Gujarat
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off the Dwarka coast
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near the border of Pakistan and India in the Kutch district of the state of Gujarat
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between Gujarat in west India, and south-east Pakistan
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near Jakhau port in the Kutch district of India's Gujarat state
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Pakistan's southern Sindh province and the coastline of the western Indian state of Gujarat
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Gujarat state and neighbouring southern Pakistan
According to officials, several NDRF and SDRF teams are on standby. The army is also prepared to assist in relief efforts, and has stationed flood relief columns at strategic locations. The army has coordinated its plans with the civil administration and the NDRF.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday reviewed Gujarat's preparedness for the cyclone in a virtual meeting with Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and other senior officials. Mr Shah asked the state government to make arrangements to move people living in vulnerable areas to safer locations, and to ensure that all essential services, including electricity, telecommunications, healthcare, and drinking water, are available in these areas.
"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 30,000 people to temporary shelters," said Alok Kumar Pandey, State Commissioner of Relief, as quoted by news agency PTI.
The cyclone is expected to cross between Mandvi in Kutch and Karachi in Pakistan near Jakhau port on the evening of Thursday, with wind speeds of 125-135 kmph gusting to 150 kmph, according to Ahmedabad IMD director Manorama Mohanty.
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-What are the wind speeds expected during the cyclone?
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125kmh to 135kmh
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up to 120-130 kmph gusting to 145 kmph
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65-75 kmph gusting to 85 kmph
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125-135 kmph, gusting to 150 kmph
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100 km/hour plus
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145 kph
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between 15-20km/h
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125-135kmph (78-84mph), gusting up to 150kmph (93mph)
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between 135 and 145 kmph
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150 kilometers per hour (93 miles per hour)
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80mph (129kph) to 90mph
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200 kph (124 mph)
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over 74 m.p.h
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111 mph
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125-150 kmph
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125-135 kmph gusting to 150 kmph
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180 kilometers per hour (111 mph)
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180 kph (111 mph)
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5 to 10 mph
The IMD has issued a warning for extremely heavy rainfall accompanied by strong winds in coastal parts of the Saurashtra-Kutch region. The warning is especially for the districts of Kutch, Porbandar, and Devbhumi Dwarka.
"After it makes landfall and weakens, the movement of the cyclone is likely to remain north-eastward and it is expected to move towards extreme south Rajasthan. It will bring heavy to very heavy rain in north Gujarat till June 15-17," Ms Mohanty said, as quoted by news agency PTI.
The rescue operation is being carried out in two phases. In the first phase, people living within 0 to 5 kilometers of the seashore are being evacuated. In the second phase, people living within 5 to 10 kilometers of the coast will be evacuated, Mr Pandey said.
In view of the impending cyclone, 17 NDRF and 12 SDRF teams have been placed on standby in the affected districts of Devbhumi Dwarka, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Porbandar, Gir Somnath, Morbi, and Valsad.