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India Meteorological Department (IMD) Director Manorama Mohanty said on Friday, “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.”

NDRF DG Atul Karwal said on Friday, 1,000 villages were facing electricity disruption in the state. The DG added that about 40 per cent disruptions alone were in Kutch district that bore the maximum brunt of the cyclone.

About 500 'kutcha' or thatched houses have been damaged and 800 trees uprooted or hit, and our teams and those from the state disaster response force are working to normalise the situation and help those affected, Karwal said.

Except Rajkot, no place is Gujarat is experiencing heavy rains, he said.

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Kutch Collector Amit Arora, “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.”

Bhuj SP Karan Singh Vaghela said on Friday, “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.”

The Meteorological Department has said that there is a possibility of light-moderate to heavy rain in some places in the Gwalior-Chambal region in the northern parts of Madhya Pradesh due to the impact of cyclone Biparjoy.

The intensity of Cyclone Biparjoy reduced from the 'very severe' category to 'severe' after the storm made landfall in coastal areas of Gujarat on Thursday evening, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

The cyclone was centred towards Sauarashtra-Kutch and heavy rains are expected in Rajasthan on Friday. Ashfaq Hussain, Meteorologist, IMD Bhopal, said as of now, there is no such effect of the Biparjoy cyclone in Madhya Pradesh.

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Atul Karwal, NDRF DG said on Friday, “As the storm weakens and turns into a deep depression, it is likely to rain over South Rajasthan. At the request of the Rajasthan govt, we have sent a team to Jalore. Apart from this, we have 4 teams deployed in Karnataka, and 5 teams in Maharashtra.”

Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway Sumit Thakur said on Friday, “2 trains cancelled, 1 train short-terminated and 2 trains short-originated today. With this, 100 trains have been cancelled, 40 trains have been short-terminated, while 40 trains short-originated as a precautionary measure, in view of the safety of passengers & train operations, in view of cyclone Biparjoy.”

Rakesh Singh Bisht, Assistant Commandant, NDRF's 6th Battalion, Naliya, told news agency ANI, “After Cyclone Biparjoy, we got information about poles and trees falling, after which we are doing tree cutting work near a hospital. No loss of life has been reported from anywhere. Most of the incidents are of fallen trees and poles.”

Eight companies of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) have been deployed in Jaipur, Kota, Bharatpur, Udaipur, Ajmer, Jodhpur and Bikaner and one company of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has been deployed in Kishangarh in Ajmer district to rescue people affected by the heavy rains.

The local administration in the affected districts has also made preparations, such as arrangement of pumps and deployment of civil defence and disaster management teams, in view of the "red" and "orange" alerts.

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India Meteorological Department (IMD) has sounded a "red" alert for Jalore and Barmer. More than 200 mm rainfall may occur in the areas where the alert has been sounded.

Several areas of Jalore and Barmer districts in Rajasthan witnessed heavy rain due to Cyclone Biparjoy, which moved towards the desert state following its landfall in Gujarat, officials said on Friday.

A meteorological department official said 60-70 mm rains occurred at a few places on Thursday night and extremely heavy rainfall is likely to occur in both the districts and adjoining areas on Friday.

According to the official, 69 mm rainfall was recorded in Jalore till Friday morning. The department has sounded a "red" alert for Jalore and Barmer. More than 200 mm rainfall may occur in the areas where the alert has been sounded.

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Roofs were blown off houses and trees and electric poles uprooted, leaving thousands without power as a severe cyclone made landfall and rain lashed both the Indian and Pakistani coasts early on Friday.

At least two people died in India's western state of Gujarat after being swept away by flood waters just before the cyclone hit.

More than 180,000 people were evacuated in India and Pakistan in the last few days as authorities braced for the cyclone, named Biparjoy, which means 'disaster' or 'calamity' in the Bengali language.

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday urged AAP workers to help people affected by Cyclone Biparjoy.

In a tweet in Hindi, Kejriwal said, “There has been a huge loss due to the cyclone. I appeal to all AAP workers to get involved in relief work and help people.”

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23 animals have also been killed and heavy rains coupled with gusty winds brought down over 524 trees and electric poles at various places in Gujarat, snapping the supply of power to around 940 villages, the officials said.

In the aftermath of the devastating cyclone Biparjoy, which made landfall near the Jakhau coast, residents of Kutch find themselves grappling with the aftermath of nature's fury. The cyclone, accompanied by powerful winds and relentless rainfall, has caused widespread chaos, uprooting trees, damaging infrastructure, and leaving many parts of Kutch district without electricity.

Several areas of Jalore and Barmer districts in Rajasthan witnessed heavy rain due to Cyclone Biparjoy, which moved towards the desert state following its landfall in Gujarat, officials said on Friday.

A meteorological department official said 60-70 mm rains occurred at a few places on Thursday night and extremely heavy rainfall is likely to occur in both the districts and adjoining areas on Friday.

According to the official, 69 mm rainfall was recorded in Jalore till Friday morning.

NDRF team rescued two stranded people from the low-lying areas of Rupen Bandar in Dwarka district after cyclone 'Biparjoy' made landfall along the Gujarat coast On Thursday.

IMD Director General Dr Mrityunjay Mohapatra said on Friday, “Cyclone Biparjoy has moved east-northeastwards and is centered 30km from Bhuj in Gujarat. By evening, it will convert into a deep depression over Saurashtra and Kutch and adjoining areas with 50-60kmph gusting to 70kmph.”

Roads were inundated, trees were uprooted as heavy rains and gusty winds lashed Dwarka and Rajkot in Gujarat.

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Officials told PTI, that several areas of Jalore and Barmer districts in Rajasthan received heavy rain due to Cyclone Biparjoy. 

Waterlogging was witnessed in various areas of Bhuj after cyclone 'Biparjoy' made landfall yesterday.

Earthmoving machine being used to clear uprooted trees in Mandvi as rainfall continues to lash the coastal town in Kachchh district of Gujarat. 

K. Dastur, Chief Fire Officer of Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation at Mandvi said on Friday, “A number of trees have fallen in Mandvi. The wind speed is really high today, and it may cause more damage. One team of the Fire department is engaged in road clearance operation here.”

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel assesses the impact of Cyclone Biparjoy, at the State Emergency Operation Center in Gandhinagar. 

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NDRF personnel clear roads in Gujarat's Kutch after Cyclone Biparjoy uproots trees and brings down hoardings.

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