Cyclone 'Biparjoy' updates: IMD warns of flood, power disruption; 95 trains cancelled till June 15

Cyclone ‘Biparjoy’ is getting mightier in areas near the Indian coastline and can now possibly bring floods to already affected areas, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) warns. Biparjoy caused a huge surge near the coastal areas of Gujarat and has now converted into a ‘very severe cyclonic storm’. The Met department warned of the possibility of floods in the low-lying areas of Kutch, Devbhumi Dwarka, Jamnagar and Morbi districts of Gujarat.

While Biparjoy lost some of its intensity, experts warned that it could pick up the pace again and can cause colossal devastation in Gujarat by triggering gigantic storm surges.

Current position of cyclone ‘Biparjoy’

The cyclone lay centred over the Northeast Arabian Sea about 290 km southwest of Gujarat’s Jakhau Port, 300 km west-southwest of Devbhumi Dwarka, 310 km west-southwest of Naliya, 350 km west of Porbandar, and 370 km south-southwest of Karachi, Pakistan.

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The severe cyclonic storm is likely to move nearly north-northeastwards and cross Saurashtra and Kutch and adjoining Pakistan coasts between Mandvi and Karachi near Jakhau Port by June 15 evening. It will reach there with a maximum sustained wind speed of 125-135 km per hour, gusting to 150 km per hour.

Major damage expected

Biparjoy will make landfall between Gujarat’s Mandvi and Pakistan’s port city of Karachi on June 15. The Met department said total destruction of thatched houses and extensive damage to kutcha houses are expected in Kutch, Devbhumi Dwarka, Porbandar, Jamnagar, Morbi, Junagarh and Rajkot districts. The very severe cyclonic storm can disrupt power and communication poles in these areas and can also hinder railways and damage standing crops, plantations and orchards.

Rain prediction ahead of the storm

The cyclonic storms are expected to bring light to moderate rainfall today at most places in the coastal areas of Gujarat with heavy to very heavy rainfall and extremely heavy falls at isolated places. The intensity of rainfall would increase with heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places and extremely heavy rainfalls at isolated places are very likely over Kutch, Devbhumi Dwarka and Jamnagar on June 15.

Dozens of trains cancelled

As many as 95 trains running through, originating or terminating in coastal areas of Gujarat will remain cancelled or short-terminated till June 15, as per the Western Railway.

Here is the list of cancelled trains:

• 22955 Bandra Terminus - Bhuj Kutch Express
• 20907 Dadar - Bhuj Express
• 09480 Okha - Rajkot Unreserved Special (Daily)
• 09479 Rajkot - Okha Unreserved Special (Daily)
• 19251 Veraval - Okha Express
• 19252 Okha – Veraval Express
• 09523 Okha - Delhi Sarai Rohilla Special
• 19209 Bhavnagar Terminus - Okha Express
• 19210 Okha - Bhavnagar Terminus Express
• 09522 Veraval - Rajkot Express
• 09521 Rajkot - Veraval Express
• 22957 Ahmedabad - Veraval
• 22958 Veraval - Ahmedabad
• 19119 Ahmedabad - Veraval Intercity
• 19120 Veraval – Ahmedabad Intercity
• 19207 Porbandar -Veraval Express
• 19208 Veraval - Porbandar Express
• 09513 Rajkot - Veraval
• 09514 Veraval - Rajkot
• 19320 Indore-Veraval Mahamana
• 09550 Porbandar - Bhanvad
• 09549 Bhanvad - Porbandar
• 09515 Kanalus - Porbandar Special
• 09551 Bhanvad - Porbandar Express
• 09516 Porbandar - Kanalus Special
• 09552 Porbandar - Bhaunra Express
• 09595 Rajkot - Porbandar Special
• 09596 Porbandar - Rajkot Special
• 20937 Porbandar - Delhi Sarai Rohilla Express
• 22483 Jodhpur – Gandhidham Express
• 22484 Gandhidham - Jodhpur Express
• 19571 Rajkot - Porbandar Express
• 19572 Porbandar - Rajkot Express
• 20908 Bhuj - Dadar Express
• 19405 Palanpur - Gandhidham Express
• 19406 Gandhidham - Palanpur Express
• 22956 Bhuj - Bandra Terminus Kutch Express
• 20927 Palanpur - Bhuj SF Express
• 20928 Bhuj - Palanpur SF Express
• 09505 Veraval - Amreli
• 09540 Junagadh - Amreli
• 09295 Veraval - Delvada Special
• 09531 Delvada - Junagadh Special
• 09291 Veraval - Amreli
• 09508 Amreli - Veraval
• 09539 Amreli - Junagadh
• 09292 Amreli - Veraval
• 09532 Junagadh - Delvada Special
• 09296 Delvada - Veraval Special
• 09456 Bhuj – Sabarmati Special
• 22959 Vadodara – Jamnagar Superfast Intercity
• 19202 Porbandar - Secunderabad
• 11463/65 Veraval - Jabalpur

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