Cyclone Vayu: NDRF on alert in Gujarat, strong winds causes destruction in Diu
News | June 13, 2019 14:57 ISTCyclone Vayu: NDRF on alert in Gujarat, strong winds causes destruction in Diu
Cyclone Vayu: NDRF on alert in Gujarat, strong winds causes destruction in Diu
To avoid disruptions and damages to infrastructure, the AAI has suspended flight operations at airports in Porbandar, Diu, Bhavnagar, Keshod and Kandla for 24 hours starting midnight Wednesday.
The weather department on Tuesday predicted heavy rainfall in Goa due to Cyclone Vayu, prompting the authorities to close the shoreline for swimming.
Cyclone Vayu will hit the coast near Veraval in Gujarat Thursday afternoon. While NDRF has pre-positioned 52 teams, Indian Coast Guard, Navy, Army and the Air Force are kept on standby.
Precautionary measures have been taken by the Gujarat government and over three lakh people living in low-lying areas and thatched houses in the coastal districts have been evacuated because of Vayu
In India, Cyclone Vayu has changed its course and is unlikely to make landfall in Gujarat, but it will cause heavy rain in several coastal districts of the state, officials said on Thursday.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday advised people to follow real-time information being provided by local agencies to stay safe.
"Cyclone Vayu will pass nearby from Veraval, Porbandar, Dwarka. Its effect will be seen on the coastal regions as there will be heavy wind speed and heavy rain as well," said Manorama Mohanty, scientist at IMD, Ahmedabad.
Cyclone Vayu: Ships deployed for rescue operations on western coast, lakh people evacuated from low-lying areas
Cyclone Vayu will hit the coast near Veraval in Gujarat Thursday afternoon. While NDRF has pre-positioned 52 teams, Indian Coast Guard, Navy, Army and the Air Force are kept on standby.
Ahead of Cyclone Vayu in Gujarat, the Western Railway has decided to fully cancel operation of 15 mainline trains, while 16 other mainline trains will be short terminated with partial cancellation as a precautionary measure. The move comes as the state management is bracing up to deal with Cyclone Vayu.
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Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) bricks and relief material have been embarked on board nominated ships of the Command and are ready to be deployed at short notice.
The 'very severe cyclonic storm' Vayu is approaching India's western coast with easch passin moment. Cyclone Vayu currently lays centred 470 km from Goa, 240 km from Veraval in Gujarat. India Meterological Department has said that Cyclone Vayu is likely to make landfall between Porbandar and Mahuva in Gujarat on June 13.
Cyclonic Storm Vayu likely to intensify into Severe Cyclonic Storm in next 12 hours
Cyclone Vayu: A deep depression over the Arabian Sea which brewed over the past two days has intensified into a cyclonic storm and is likely to hit the Gujarat coast on June 13 morning, the India Meteorological Department said. Cyclone 'Vayu' is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm in the next 24 hours.
All flight operations were suspended due to low visibility at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport at around 10 p.m. and efforts were on to resume traffic from the alternative runway.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has put Gujarat on alert with likely Cyclone Vayu closing in on the Arabian Sea coast bringing heavy rains and winds sweeping across parts of the state at speed ranging from 75 km per hour to a maximum of 135 km.
Promises of help poured in from the central government as well as international agencies, including the United Nations, for speedy restoration work in cyclone-ravaged Odisha as the state Wednesday estimated a tentative loss of Rs 12,000 crore due to Cyclone Fani.
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