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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jun 18, 2023, 03:01:40 IST
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Cyclone Biparjoy Live Updates: Power to be restored in affected areas by June 20, says Amit Shah
Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday visited Gujarat and conducted aerial survey of areas affected due to cyclone Biparjoy. He was accompanied by Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel. Shah will also visit Kutch and Jakhau Port. He will also hold a meeting with CM and officials. Massive swathes of land in Kutch, as well as Saurashtra, were flooded with rain waters that gushed into houses, sending people’s belongings floating with scant chances of recovery. In Kutch alone, nearly 80,000 electricity poles collapsed while nearly 33,000 hectares of farmland have been affected. Cyclone Biparjoy has weakened into a 'deep depression' and is further expected to weaken into a 'depression' in the next 12 hours. Stay with TOI for all updates:
11:52 (IST) Jun 17
16 rescued from inundated farm in Mandvi
Sixteen people stranded in waist-deep water were rescued from a farm of Duragapur in Mandvi taluka of Kutch on Friday by local cops. Police said that those stranded were farm labourers. Following heavy rain post the landfall of CycloneBiparjoy, the water level suddenly rose. Those stranded on the farm called the police control room who rescued them. Those rescued include 9 children, 4 women and three men.
11:32 (IST) Jun 17
KUTCH shakes under roofless houses
When TOI team reached the village in the morning on Friday amid the gale and heavy rain, all narrow lanes were seen either waterlogged or filled with sludge making it extremely precarious for walking. Slowly, a few ventured out of their houses to assess damage and discuss loss of property. Roofs blown away, bare structures stood as silent testimonies of the agonies of the night before. Storm water flooded every household during the cyclone leading many a house walls and cattlesheds to collapse. A few old houses were seen totally devastated.
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11:09 (IST) Jun 17
During his visit to Gujarat, Shah will visit the Swami Narayan temple in Bhuj and review food materials and other facilities for affected people.
11:09 (IST) Jun 17
Amit Shah will also visit shelter homes and meet people. He will then visit Mandvi and meet affected people.
11:06 (IST) Jun 17
Amit Shah will also conduct an aerial survey of affected areas.
11:06 (IST) Jun 17
Amit Shah will also hold a meeting with CM and senior officers.
11:06 (IST) Jun 17
Union home minister Amit Shah will visit Gujarat's Kutch and Jakhau Port to take stock of the situation in areas affected by cyclone ‘Biparjoy’.
11:01 (IST) Jun 17
I felt as if a helicopter landed on my rooftop. Everything inside the house was shaking while the howling wind made it difficult to hear people talk. I was afraid that my house would get uprooted.
Harun Ismail Ker, resident of village closest to Jakhau port
11:00 (IST) Jun 17
Gujarat: Extent of damage to be gauged once waters recede
10:33 (IST) Jun 17
Gujarat: Tech, timely preparations save lives
Accurate forecast of the rainfall and the path of the cyclone and the preparedness of the Bhupendra Patel government helped achieve this feat.
Manorama Mohanty, the head of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Gujarat, said that for 10 days, the central team of IMD tracked the cyclonic storm.
“The entire staff at IMD Gujarat was available round the clock in the last four to five days, providing crucial inputs to all the agencies involved. Fromits turn towards Gujarat to the approximate location of the landfall, we got everything right. It helped in evacuation and relief efforts,” she said.
Manorama Mohanty, the head of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Gujarat, said that for 10 days, the central team of IMD tracked the cyclonic storm.
“The entire staff at IMD Gujarat was available round the clock in the last four to five days, providing crucial inputs to all the agencies involved. Fromits turn towards Gujarat to the approximate location of the landfall, we got everything right. It helped in evacuation and relief efforts,” she said.
10:12 (IST) Jun 17
Gujarat's Banaskantha witnesses strong winds and heavy rain
09:51 (IST) Jun 17
Gujarat: 452 boats damaged in Jakhau
Abdullasha Pirzada, president of Jakhau fishermen association said, “This village has 522 boats of which 452 got damaged with some even suffering as much as 80 percent damage. However, we do not expect government assistance as we believe that God will compensate our loss."
09:49 (IST) Jun 17
Strong gusty winds shatter glass windows, damage vehicles in Rajasthan
Strong winds die to Cyclone Biparjoy, which made landfall in coastal Gujarat on Thursday night, caused heavy rainfall in parts of Rajasthan including in Udaipur and Barmer districts.
Following rainfall and gusty winds in Udaipur, a video showed glass falling from the second floor of a building and a couple of cars parked beneath the building got damaged.
Following rainfall and gusty winds in Udaipur, a video showed glass falling from the second floor of a building and a couple of cars parked beneath the building got damaged.
09:15 (IST) Jun 17
Gujarat: ‘C-section performed in stormy weather’
When even the diesel generator stopped working owing to technical faults amid the severe cyclonic condition. But we had gynaecologists, a nurse, and some medical staff deputed in the CHC. We started our C-sec procedures, but the stormy condition triggered a short circuit in the generator and it stopped midway. We were option-less but had to complete operation, including taking stitches, in battery light,” Dr Manthan Fafal told TOI.The woman gave birth to a girl and both mother and daughter are healthy, said Dr Fafal, who was helped by Dr Bhargav Gadhvi, Dr Kailashgiri Gauswami and Dr Krupal Agravat during the operation.
08:51 (IST) Jun 17
Gujarat: Devotees dance and celebrate as Dwarkadhish Temple in Devbhumi Dwarka reopens for devotees today after it was closed in view of cyclone Biparjoy
08:29 (IST) Jun 17
aterlogging witnessed in several areas of Mandvi
08:17 (IST) Jun 17
Did cyclone prove disastrous for GIB?
A day after the very severe cyclonic circulation Biparjoy hit Kutch coast, the state forest department personnel on Friday were a worried lot. Four great Indian bustard (GIB) birds, the only surviving birds of this critically endangered species in Gujarat, have gone missing. Till evening, the forest officials were unable to spot any signs of the birds.
07:46 (IST) Jun 17
I stayed on because these buffaloes are the only source of my income. I am also emotionally attached with them and I cannot abandon them at the time of a natural calamity. During the cyclone, the buffaloes were very scared and I tried to calm their fears. I did not even milk them for the past two days.
Jakhua villager Siddik Haji Abdulla
07:46 (IST) Jun 17
Gujarat: Villages near Jakhau ports in ruin
While thanks to the timely evacuation, there was no human casualty in the villages near the Jakhau port, the fate of the village itself is not so good with total devastation from the cyclonic storm. Several structures near the jetty where fishermen live and also sell fish have been completely ravaged. Aashira Vandh, a small hamlet with population of 400 and barely 5km off Jakhau port is totally razed. Streetlights with solar panels also got extensively damaged in the gale.
The village, however, has a livestock population of around 1,000 as all the villagers are cattle breeders. While the entire village had been evacuated, a few like Siddik Haji Abdulla, who owns 60 buffaloes of Banni breed, dared to defy orders for the sake of his livestock
The village, however, has a livestock population of around 1,000 as all the villagers are cattle breeders. While the entire village had been evacuated, a few like Siddik Haji Abdulla, who owns 60 buffaloes of Banni breed, dared to defy orders for the sake of his livestock
07:43 (IST) Jun 17
Rescue operations under way in Gujarat
07:42 (IST) Jun 17
Massive swathes of land in Kutch, as well as Saurashtra, were flooded with rain waters that gushed into houses, sending people’s belongings floating with scant chances of recovery.
07:39 (IST) Jun 17
Cyclone Biparjoy: In Kutch alone, nearly 80,000 electricity poles collapsed while nearly 33,000 hectares of farmland have been affected.
07:38 (IST) Jun 17
Biparjoy exits, rain-battered Kutch struggles to stay afloat
India’s largest district, Kutch, is no stranger to adversities, be it the 2001 devastating earthquake or acute water crisis. But the horror that is unfolding since Thursday midnight when the Cyclone Biparjoy pummelled the region has left even the otherwise resilient population palpitating.
Even as Biparjoy exited the state to enter Rajasthan, the devastation it inflicted gradually started coming tothe fore on Friday but the despondency on the faces of thousands in shelter homes could only take solace in the fact that they were still alive to start their lives from scratch.
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Udaipur witnesses Cyclone 'Biparjoy' impact; glass fell from the second floor, and a car was damaged
07:16 (IST) Jun 17
We received a call about a pregnant woman who had a very complicated case. It took two and a half to three hours for her to reach the hospital. The delivery could have been done only by operation, but we were able to do a normal delivery instead. So far, there have been 44-45 such cases, and both the mother and child are safe now.
Dr Dhruv, Gynecologist at Civil Hospital in Mandvi
03:09 (IST) Jun 17
Cyclonic Storm Biparjoy weakened into a Deep Depression at 2330 hours IST of June 16 over Southeast Pakistan adjoining Southwest Rajasthan and Kutch about 100 km northeast of Dholavira. To weaken further into a Depression during the next 12 hours: IMD
02:05 (IST) Jun 17
Rain in Delhi, more likely in next few days
Strong winds and sharp showers brought the mercury down in Delhi on Friday, providing relief from rising temperatures. Southwesterly winds, fed by moisture from cyclone Biparjoy, may bring more rain over the next few days, met officials said.
23:43 (IST) Jun 16
We have been able to fight a big calamity without any casualties: Gujarat CM
As Cyclone Biparjoy weakened into a deep depression over the Saurashtra-Kutch region which was confirmed by the MET Director of Ahmedabad, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel expressed contentment over the way the situation had unfolded and thanked all agencies for working tirelessly. Taking to Twitter Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel said, "We have been able to fight a big calamity without any casualty. NDRF, SDRF and other agencies worked tirelessly to mitigate any damage caused by the cyclone. This was possible under the guidance of PM Modi and HM Amit Shah. I am grateful to the people of the state for being supportive. Now the big challenge is to restore and get life back on track, all the agencies will work on it now and we will soon achieve success in it too."
23:01 (IST) Jun 16
Gujarat| The NDRF team clears the road near Siddharth park, which was blocked after a tree uprooted due to the heavy rain and wind
22:52 (IST) Jun 16
Heavy rains occurred in Rajasthan's Barmer district on Friday under the influence of Cyclone Biparjoy
22:12 (IST) Jun 16
We have been able to fight a big calamity without any casualty. NDRF, SDRF and other agencies worked tirelessly to mitigate any damage caused by the cyclone. This was possible under the guidance of PM Modi & HM Amit Shah. I am grateful to the people of the state for being supportive. Now the big challenge is to restore and get life back on track, all the agencies will work on it now and we will soon achieve success in it too
Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel
21:58 (IST) Jun 16
Heavy rains in parts of Rajasthan due to Cyclone Biparjoy, rail traffic affected
Heavy rains occurred in some areas of Rajasthan on Friday under the influence of Cyclone Biparjoy which moved towards the state in the form of a deep depression following its landfall in Gujarat, officials said. Rail traffic in the North Western Railway zone was affected by the heavy rainfall with 14 trains cancelled. The Rajasthan government has also temporarily suspended the inflation relief camps in districts where the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an alert for heavy rains.
21:15 (IST) Jun 16
Cyclonic Storm Biparjoy at 1730 hours IST of today, the 16th June, over Kutch and adjoining Pakistan about 30 km northeast of Dholavira, 190 km west of Deesa and 200 km south-southwest of Barmer. To weaken further into a deep depression around midnight today, the 16th June: India Meteorological Department
19:47 (IST) Jun 16
Work has begun to restore the uprooted electric polls & trees and clear the blocked roads. 34 people injured and 94 animals dead in the cyclone
Alok Pandey, Relief Commissioner, Gujarat
18:12 (IST) Jun 16
Biparjoy: More than 200 teams deployed in Gir forest, Kutch for wildlife emergencies; two lion cubs rescued from well
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.
18:05 (IST) Jun 16
A small bridge washed away in the strong winds and rainfall, that occurred under the influence of CycloneBiparjoy, near Bhavanipar village of Bhuj.
17:59 (IST) Jun 16
Gujarat: Strong winds accompanied by heavy rains are blowing at Mundra, Mandvi, Naliya, and Jakhau. Police are deployed everywhere and stationed all over the district so that they can reach wherever there is a need. No casualties have been reported so far. We appeal to the people to come out of their houses only after the cyclone has completely calmed down: Bhuj SP Karan Singh Vaghela
17:36 (IST) Jun 16
Cyclone Biparjoy aftermath: 1,000 villages in Gujarat without power; trees uprooted, houses damaged
Cyclone Biparjoy, which lashed Kutch-Saurashtra region of Gujarat, has left a trail of destruction as it damaged 5,120 electricity poles and rendered 4,600 villages without power even as the authorities said that no loss of human life has been reported. Power supply has been restored in 3,580 villages, while more than 1,000 others are still without electricity, officials said on Friday.
16:50 (IST) Jun 16
Uprooted trees and waterlogging witnessed in several areas of Bhuj after Cyclone Biparjoy made landfall along the Gujarat coast yesterday
16:22 (IST) Jun 16
Cyclone Biparjoy Live: No lives lost after landfall, says NDRF; team deployed in Rajasthan's Jalore ahead of heavy rainfall predictions
National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Director General Atul Karwal on Friday said that there has been no loss of lives reported after Cyclone Biparjoy made landfall in Gujarat. He also said that there is a possibility of heavy rainfall in south Rajasthan by this evening.
16:20 (IST) Jun 16
Cyclone Biparjoy: 119 teams of PGVCL working to restore power supply in Gujarat's Jamnagar
: Strong winds and rain from cyclone Biparjoy have caused a power failure in Gujarat's Jamnagar district. PGVCL (Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Limited) teams are in action mode on Friday to restore the issue. Presently, 119 teams of PGVCL are working in the Jamnagar district. Due to strong winds, 958 feeders, 1255 electric poles and 40 TC (Current Transformers) have been damaged in the district.
16:02 (IST) Jun 16
Parts of Jakhau area inundated after heavy rainfall lashed coastal areas of Gujarat.
15:10 (IST) Jun 16
Cyclone Biparjoy Live Updates: Gujarat CM holds meeting to take stock of situation after Cyclone Biparjoy's landfall
Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel held a meeting at the State Emergency Operations Center in Gandhinagar on Friday to take stock of the situation in the state in the wake of Cyclone Biparjoy's landfall. He ordered the district collectors of affected areas to conduct surveys to assess the damage in their districts.
14:17 (IST) Jun 16
The intensity of the cyclone has decreased. Due to this, there may be heavy rain in Kutch. There is a possibility of heavy to very heavy rains in Dwarka, Jamnagar, and Morbi. There may be heavy rains in many districts including Porbandar, and Rajkot. Extremely heavy rain likely in Kutch, Patan, Mehsana, and Banaskantha tomorrow.
Manorama Mohanty, MET Director
14:11 (IST) Jun 16
Cyclone Biparjoy Live: No lives lost after landfall in Gujarat, says NDRF DG Atul Karwal
Karwal said that 23 people were injured and electricity supply was disrupted in about 1,000 villages in Gujarat.
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Cyclone Biparjoy Live Updates: Five people were rescued by fire brigade and police from a house in Jamnagar by extending ladder after ceiling of an old house collapsed in Shetavad area
13:41 (IST) Jun 16
Cyclone Biparjoy Live: No casualties have been reported so far: Bhuj SP Karan Singh Vaghela
Strong winds accompanied by heavy rains are blowing at Mundra, Mandvi, Naliya, and Jakhau. Police are deployed everywhere and are stationed all over the district so that they can reach wherever there is a need. No casualties have been reported so far. We appeal to the people to come out of their houses only after the cyclone has completely calmed down, said Karan Singh Vaghela
13:40 (IST) Jun 16
Due to strong wind in several places, a power cut has been done as a precautionary measure. The damage survey is going on and correct figures will come after the survey. Electric poles and transformers are damaged after the landfall of the cyclone. Many trees were uprooted. No casualties were reported. We will try to make things normal as soon as possible. 2 highways are closed on which tree removal work is going on.
Amit Arora, Collector, Kutch
13:31 (IST) Jun 16
Cyclone Biparjoy Live: Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel asks administration to review the scenario, remove tree and electricity poles and restore electricity supply. With chances of heavy rainfall in north Gujarat districts, the administration is alerted on the same.
13:31 (IST) Jun 16
Cyclone Biparjoy live updates: Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel carries out review meeting at State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) in Gandhinagar
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