Cyclone Biparjoy: Rough sea waves seen in Mumbai, high tides expected

Rough sea waves were seen at the Gateway of India as Cyclone Biparjoy is expected to make landfall in Gujarat on ThursdayCyclone Biparjoy is expected to make landfall near the Jakhau coast Gujarat in the evening and will traverse all along the Rann of Kutch up to RajasthanMeanwhile high tide is also expected in Mumbai at 1029 am Regional Meteorological Centre Mumbai saidVSCS Biparjoy over Northeast Arabian Sea at 0530 hours IST of 15th June 2023 about 180km westsouthwest of Jakhau Port Gujarat To cross Saurashtra amp Kutch and adjoining Pakistan coasts between Mandvi and Karachi near Jakhau Port by evening of 15th June as a VSVS tweeted IMDVSCS Biparjoy over Northeast Arabian Sea at 0530 hours IST of 15th June 2023 about 180km westsouthwest of Jakhau Port Gujarat To cross Saurashtra amp Kutch and adjoining Pakistan coasts between Mandvi and Karachi near Jakhau Port by evening of 15th June as a VSVS pictwittercomvJfIjhqWAAmdash India Meteorological Department Indiametdept June 15 2023Director General IMD Dr Mrityunjay Mohapatra said that Biparjoy is a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm with damaging potentialBiparjoy is a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm with damaging potential 23m high tidal waves are expected in Kachchh and extremely heavy rainfall with high windspeed expected in Porbandar and Dwarka districts he said while talking to ANIAs cyclone Biparjoy approaches the coastal region of Gujarat four ships with humanitarian assistance and Disaster Relief HADR bricks embarked are on standby at short notice Indian Navy said in a statementFive relief teams each at Porbandar and Okha and 15 relief teams at Valsura are on standby to render assistance to civil authoritiesHelos at INS Hansa in Goa and INS Shikra in Mumbai are ready for embarkation ferry to Gujarat added the statementP8i and Dornier aircraft exHansa Goa are on standby for aerial recce and transportation of relief material and personnelAdditional HADR stores and equipment are kept on standby for embarkation at short noticeThe cyclone is predicted to pass through all along the IndoPak international border Besides guarding the international border BSF has swiftly mobilised requisite resources for rescue operationsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever