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No life was lost during cyclone, it is a major achievement: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said it was a major achievement of the Gujarat government that no death took place on account of cyclone Biparjoy even though it packed a wind speed of 140 kmph while making landfall. Electricity will be restored in affected areas by June 20, he said, talking to reporters in Bhuj, the headquarters of the Kutch district which bore the brunt of the cyclone. Power supply has been restored in 1,600 villages and fully restored in Junagadh and Porbandar districts, the Union minister said. The state government will soon carry out a survey of damage caused to crops, orchards and fishing boats, and announce a relief package, he said. The state and Union governments worked together successfully to face the cyclone, Shah said. "We can express satisfaction that nobody has died in the cyclone that made landfall with wind speed of 140 kmph," he said, adding that it was a "major achievement". "Not only that, but the number of injured persons was only 47

Good coordination between Centre, Gujarat govt during Cyclone Biparjoy

Very good coordination among the central and Gujarat governments, the NDRF and all agencies concerned during Cyclone Biparjoy successfully saved precious lives, sources said on Saturday. The weather system, which hit the landmass near Jakhau port as a very severe cyclonic storm on Thursday evening, turned into a deep depression and will further lose steam to become a depression, the India Meteorological Department said in its latest update. Home Minister Amit Shah visited the cyclone-affected areas of Jakhau and Mandvi in Gujarat to take stock of the relief operation. Sources privy to the development said there was very good coordination between the central and state governments, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and all agencies concerned during the cyclonic storm that hit Gujarat. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the able guidance of Home Minister Shah, the success achieved in dealing with such a huge storm showcases the story of strong and ...

Shah conducts aerial survey of Cyclone Biparjoy affected areas in Gujarat

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

Kutch limping back to normalcy in Biparjoy aftermath; most roads cleared

Shops and business establishments in Gujarat's Kutch district opened shutters on Saturday in signs of return to normalcy as authorities stepped up efforts to restore electricity in several towns and hundreds of villages battered by Cyclone Biparjoy. The weather system, which hit the landmass near Jakhau port as a very severe cyclonic storm on Thursday evening, turned into a deep depression and will further lose steam to become a depression, the India Meteorological Department said in its latest update. However, heavy to very heavy rains will likely continue in many northern districts of the state, it said. Home Minister Amit Shah will visit the cyclone-affected areas of Jakhau and Mandvi and hold a review in Bhuj with those managing relief and rescue operations, said officials. It is not raining in Kutch and the wind speed has also significantly reduced after the cyclone passed through the area, they said. While the administration has cleared uprooted trees from most of the roads,

Biparjoy: Amit Shah to visit cyclone-affected areas of Gujarat today

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Kutch and Jakhau port in Gujarat on Saturday to take stock of the situation in areas affected by cyclone Biparjoy, officials said. He will also hold a meeting with Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and senior officers. The home minister will visit Kutch to review the situation in areas affected by the cyclone, a home ministry official said. Shah will first conduct an aerial survey of the affected areas and then go to Jakhau port in Kutch, and Mandvi. He will also visit shelter homes and meet people. Later, he will also visit Swami Narayan Temple in Bhuj and review food and other facilities being distributed among those affected, the official said.

Cyclone Biparjoy weakens into 'deep depression', expected to weaken further

The cyclone, 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, as per IMD reports

Cyclone Biparjoy adversely impacts APM Terminals Pipavav Port in Gujarat

Cyclone Biparjoy, which hit the Gujarat coast on Thursday, has adversely impacted APM Terminals Pipavav Port even as it continues to monitor the situation, the private port operator has said. In an intimation to its customers, posted on its website on Friday, the port also said it is commencing certain landside operations with immediate effect following a considerable improvement in the weather conditions around the facility. "Cyclone Biparjoy impacts the APM Terminals Pipavav port operations adversely," it stated. In a filing to exchanges on June 12, the port operator said it has suspended operations from June 10. "Further to our trade advisory dated June 12, we see a considerable improvement in the weather conditions around Pipavav Port," it said. The landside operations, which have been resumed, include complete rail and yard operations, import delivery of laden and empty containers export gate in of reefers containers only, it stated. While marine and quayside operations cont

Gujarat: Over 1,000 teams working to restore power in eight districts

More than 1,000 teams are working across eight districts of Gujarat to restore power in the aftermath of cyclone Biparjoy, a state government release said here on Friday evening. Advance planning and evacuation of more than one lakh persons helped the state achieve 'zero casualties" as the cyclone battered Kutch and Saurashtra regions, the release quoted Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel as saying. Officials had said earlier in the day that about 1,000 villages are still without power as the cyclone uprooted hundreds of electric poles. The Kutch district, where the cyclone made landfall on Thursday evening, has borne the brunt of power failure. To restore electricity, 1,127 teams are working in the districts of Kutch, Devbhumi Dwarka, Jamnagar, Morbi, Junagadh, Gir Somnath, Rajkot and Porbandar, said the release, adding that as many as 51 teams have been deployed to maintain operations of 714 substations in these areas. Forest department teams removed 581 fallen trees from the roads

Biparjoy: No power in several villages north, Guj braces for heavy rains

Cyclone Biparjoy has left a trail of destruction in Gujarat's Kutch and Saurashtra regions as some 1,000 villages are still without power with hundreds of electric poles getting damaged, while several coastal villages were flooded due to heavy rains and incoming seawater, officials said on Friday, a day after the storm made landfall. There was no loss of life in the state on account of the cyclone which was the "biggest achievement," a senior official said. Cyclone Biparjoy ('biparjoy' means calamity in Bengali) made landfall along Saurashtra-Kutch coasts near Jakhau around 6:30 pm on Thursday as a 'very severe cyclonic storm', bringing incessant rains and wind speeds of as high as 140 kmph. The landfall was over by 2.30 am on Friday. "The biggest achievement for the state is that not a single human death has been reported so far due to cyclone Biparjoy. This has been possible because of our collective effort," state Relief Commissioner Alok Kumar Pandey told reporters. But the ...

More than 200 teams deployed in Gir, 2 lion cubs rescued amid Biparjoy

The Gujarat government had deployed more than 200 teams in Gir forest and Kutch district to respond to emergencies related to Asiatic lions and other wildlife during the landfall of cyclone Biparjoy, an official said on Friday. One of the teams rescued two lion cubs that had fallen into an open well in Jasadhar Range of Gir East division during the cyclone's landfall on Thursday evening, the official said. Of the 210 teams formed by the state forest fepartment, 184 were deployed in the Gir Forest and surrounding regions, comprising nine divisions of Junagadh wildlife and territorial circle, a government release stated. The teams were formed to rescue wild animals, remove fallen trees and provide rapid response to any other emergency related to wildlife, it said. The nine circles are Junagadh forest, Gir East, Gir West, Sasan, Porbandar, Surendranagar, Jamnagar, Bhavnagar and Morbi, the release added. As per the last wildlife census conducted in 2020, Gir forest in Saurashtra regio

23 injured, no lives lost after Biparjoy landfall in Gujarat: NDRF DG

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 (DG) Atul Karwal said on Friday. The Arabian Sea cyclone ripped through Kutch and parts of Saurashtra region of Gujarat on Thursday 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. Karwal told reporters in Delhi that while two lives were "tragically" lost before the landfall of the cyclone, not a single human life was lost post the landfall in Gujarat. This is because of the in-depth and coordinated efforts undertaken by the Gujarat administration and other agencies that worked to ensure that the loss of life and property is minimum, he added. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) chief added that at least 2

Gujarat TET 2 result 2023 declared at official website, details here

The Gujarat TET Paper 2 result will be posted online on June 15, while the Gujarat TET Result 2023 for TET 1 was already posted on May 12

No lives lost after Cyclone Biparjoy landfall in Gujarat: NDRF DG

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. 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. The Director General (DG) National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) said at least 23 people were injured due to the cyclonic effect. He said about 1,000 villages were facing

Cyclone Biparjoy: 10 things you should know after 12 hours of landfall

At least two people have died in Gujarat; the IMD has sounded an 'orange alert' for parts of Rajasthan and predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall on Friday

Biparjoy leaves trail of destruction in Gujarat before weakening into storm

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. After the landfall process got over, the intensity of the cyclone reduced from 'very severe' to 'severe' category. It has moved north-eastwards and weakened into a cyclonic storm. It will become a depression by the evening ..

Cyclone Biparjoy expected to downgrade over Saurashtra, Kutch today

The very severe cyclonic storm Biparjoy, currently over Saurashtra and Kutch which moved northeastwards with a speed of 13 kmph during the past six hours, will weaken significantly on Friday

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Cyclone Biparjoy: Heavy rains, strong winds damage electric poles in Morbi

Heavy rains and gusty winds at a speed of over 115-120 kilometres per hour created havoc in Gujarat's Morbi district, damaging over 300 electric poles, leading to power outage in around 45 villages

PM speaks to Guj CM, takes stock of situation after Biparjoy's landfall

Prime Minister Modi had a telephonic conversation with Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel and took stock of the situation after the cyclonic storm 'Biparjoy' made landfall in Gujarat's coastal areas