Cyclone Biparjoy live updates: PM Narendra Modi phones Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel, assures all help

High tides crash at the sea front at Colaba, ahead of cyclone Biparjoy's landfall in Kutch, in Mumbai, Monday, June 12, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Cyclone Biparjoy is likely to intensify further and make its landfall in Gujarat's Kutch. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert for Saurashtra and Kutch coasts in Gujarat. The IMD on Monday morning issued an ‘orange’ alert for Gujarat due to Cyclone Biparjoy. “Cyclone Alert for Saurashtra & Kutch Coast: Orange Message. ESCS BIPARJOY lay at 0830IST today, about 320km SW of Porbandar, 360km SSW of Devbhumi Dwarka, 440km South of Jakhau Port, 440km SSW of Naliya. To cross near Jakhau Port (Gujarat) by noon of June 15 as VSCS,” it said.

Amid the cyclone alert, officials at Deendayal Port Authority in Kandla at Gujarat's Kutch have started shifting people from low-lying areas to temporary shelters. Public Relations Officer of Deendayal Port Authority Om Prakash said that six ships have left the port and 11 more will be departing on Monday. He added that port officials and ship owners have also been asked to remain alert.