Cyclone to make landfall near Jakhau on June 15; PM Modi holds review meeting.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a review meeting today as cyclone Biparjoy intensified into an “extremely severe cyclonic storm”. The ‘extremely severe’ cyclonic storm Biparjoy is set to make landfall in Gujarat on Thursday.
The cyclone is very likely to cross Saurashtra and Kutch and adjoining Pakistan coasts between Mandvi (Gujarat) and Karachi (Pakistan) near Jakhau Port (Gujarat) by Thursday noon as a very severe cyclonic storm with maximum sustained wind speed of 125-135 kmph gusting to 150 kmph.
Meanwhile, flight operations in Mumbai were affected last evening due to rough weather with cyclone Biparjoy gushing over the Arabian Sea. Heavy rain and strong winds were reported in the city as the intensity of cyclone, which has intensified into “extremely severe cyclonic storm”, increased.