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India’s Cyclone Biparjoy June 16th updates: Cyclone Biparjoy, which made landfall in Gujarat on Thursday, dumped severe rain in several sections of Rajasthan’s Jalore and Barmer districts, according to officials. According to a meteorological department official, 60-70 mm rain fell in a few spots on Thursday night, and exceptionally heavy rain is expected in both districts and surrounding areas on Friday. Jalore and Barmer have received a “red” notice from the department. More than 200 mm of rain may fall in regions where the warning has been issued. According to the official, Biparjoy will weaken and travel further across Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Pali, and Sirohi, where very heavy rainfall is expected in Rajsamand, Dungarpur and nearby areas on Friday and Saturday.
Kutch is still reeling from the effects of the severe cyclonic storm Biparjoy, which made landfall on Jakhau port on the Gujarat coast more than 12 hours ago. The government apparatus has been activated to assess the cyclone’s damage. Some communication wires have also been damaged. On Friday morning, the coastal district was hit with strong gusts and prolonged rain.
“IMD has predicted that gusting winds and rains will persist in Kutch at least till afternoon before cyclone crosses over to Rajasthan,” Devang Rathod, sub-divisional magistrate of Abdasa told media over phone from his office in Naliya, a village 22 km inland from Jakhau port. He added, “After the initial gusts and rain early on Thursday evening, there was a calm in Naliya for almost six hours between 9 pm Thursday and 3 AM Friday as the eye of the storm passed over the region. However, stormy winds returned with even higher wind speeds at around 3:30 AM and they continue to blow even now,” the SDM said at 7:24 am.
Cyclone Biparjoy Updates: 12 hours after landfall, cyclone continues to batter Kutch; weakens in to cyclonic storm; Over 94,000 people evacuated; Heavy rains lash parts of Gujarat.
Heavy rain in Rajasthan’s Jalore, Barmer due to Cyclone Biparjoy
Officials reported heavy rain in several sections of Rajasthan’s Jalore and Barmer districts on Friday as a result of Cyclone Biparjoy, which proceeded towards the desert state after making landfall in Gujarat.
According to a meteorological department official, 60-70 mm rain fell in a few spots on Thursday night, and exceptionally heavy rain is expected in both districts and surrounding areas on Friday.
According to the official, 69 mm of rain fell in Jalore until Friday morning.
Jalore and Barmer have received a “red” notice from the department. More than 200 mm of rain may fall in regions where the warning has been issued.
The cyclone will weaken and proceed further east over Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Pali, and Sirohi, where heavy rain is expected, the official said, adding that heavy rains may also occur in Rajsamand, Dungarpur and nearby areas on Friday and Saturday.
Strong winds of 60 to 70 km/h are forecast in the surrounding areas of Jaisalmer, Barmer, Jalore, and Jodhpur on Friday, and in the surrounding areas of Jodhpur, Udaipur, and Ajmer on Saturday.
To rescue people affected by the heavy rains, eight companies of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) have been deployed in Jaipur, Kota, Bharatpur, Udaipur, Ajmer, Jodhpur, and Bikaner, and one company of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has been deployed in Kishangarh in Ajmer district.
In response to the “red” and “orange” alerts, local governments in the impacted districts have also made preparations, such as the installation of pumps and the deployment of civil defense and disaster management teams.
Cyclone Biparjoy rips out electricity poles, blackout in 1,092 Gujarat villages
Around 1,100 villages and dozens of towns in Gujarat’s Saurashtra and Kutch regions were without power on Friday morning after Cyclone Biparjoy uprooted electrical poles, severed power conductors, and grounded power transformers while making landfall late Thursday night on Jakhau port.
On Friday morning, the cyclone continued to wreak havoc on the twin regions, delivering strong gusts and heavy rain.
According to the state-owned Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Limited (PGVCL), which distributes power in Saurashtra and Kutch regions, there was a blackout in 1,092 villages as of 8 a.m.
Cyclone Biparjoy: Road restoration work on in Kutch; rains dampen effort
Since this morning, persistent heavy rain and squally winds have hampered attempts to restore road, electricity, and communication infrastructure in Kutch.
Cyclone Biparjoy: NDRF team rescues fishermen in Dwarka village
On Friday, an NDRF squad rescues fisherman from Rupen Harbour hamlet near Rukmani Temple amid water surges caused by Cyclone Biparjoy in Devbhumi Dwarka district.
Source:IE
