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Cyclone Biparjoy may reach Gujarat by June 15: will turn into a severe storm in the next few hours; NDRF deployed in Porbandar, Gir-Somnath and Valsad

June 11, 2023
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Due to the Biparjoy storm in the Arabian Sea, high waves arose at Marine Drive beach in Mumbai on Saturday.

The storm Biparjoy passing through the Arabian Sea is likely to intensify into a severe cyclone in the next 2-3 hours. This storm is 600 km from Mumbai and about 500 km from the coasts of Gujarat. In the last 6 hours, this cyclone has moved towards north at a speed of 5 KMPH. It is expected to reach Karachi in Gujarat and Pakistan by June 15.

Although the Ahmedabad Meteorological Department had expressed apprehension that it could pass 200-300 km from the coast of Porbandar and 200 km from Naliya in Kutch. NDRF has been deployed in Porbandar, Gir-Somnath and Valsad to deal with any kind of threat. At the same time, Karachi Port has issued a red alert.

Thunderstorm and rain in Gujarat for the next five days
Due to the storm, there will be thunderstorms in Gujarat for the next five days. The maximum impact will be in Saurashtra-Kutch region. During this, winds will blow at a speed of 30-40 KMPH, which can also touch the speed of 50 KMPH, especially from 13 to 15 June.

Monsoon will reach Goa, Maharashtra in 48 hours
Monsoon covered Coastal Karnataka ahead of remaining parts of Kerala on Saturday. The onset of monsoon in Kerala was delayed by 7 days. The country receives an average of 35.5 mm of rainfall this season till June 10. The Meteorological Department estimates that within the next 48 hours, the monsoon is likely to advance into entire Goa, some parts of Maharashtra, especially coastal Maharashtra.

Yellow alert has been issued in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, Kozhikode and Kannur in Kerala. On the other hand, heat wave conditions will prevail for 2 to 3 days in Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha, Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Coastal Andhra and Telangana. There is no possibility of monsoon knocking in Andhra, Telangana, Odisha, Chhattisgarh in three to four days.