Cyclone Vayu will be making landfall in Gujarat on Thursday.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Cyclone Vayu will be making landfall on Thursday in Gujarat
- Gujarat and Diu are planning to evacuate around 3 lakh people from the region
- Mumbai is expected to receive very heavy rainfall on Wednesday and Thursday
As severe cyclonic storm Vayu inches closer towards the Gujarat coast, the Home Ministry on Tuesday reviewed preparations while authorities have deployed NDRF personnel, rescue officials and teams of the Indian Army have been put on standby.
According to the latest weather information, the cyclone has intensified into a "very severe cyclonic storm" and is located around 340 km south of Gujarat's Veraval coast.
It would hit the coast near Veraval as a very severe cyclonic storm "with a wind speed of 145 to 155 kmph gusting to 170 kmph around morning of June 13," a release issued by the meteorological department said.
People living in low-lying areas of these 10 districts are being shifted to safer places. Over 6o people have been evacuated from Diu and Gujarat by NDRF teams with the help of police and civil administration. Those evacuated have been shifted to shelters.
GUJARAT & DIU
Cyclone Vayu is likely to move further northwards and cross Gujarat coast between Porbandar and Mahuva around Veraval and Diu region and intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm with wind speed 140-150 kmph to 165 kmph.
The cyclonic storm is expected to hit the Gujarat coast on June 13 (Thursday).
Bracing for the impact of the high-speed wind, Gujarat and Diu authorities have already planned to evacuate about three lakh people from identified vulnerable areas. The evacuation will start on Wednesday morning. People will be shifted to around 700 cyclone and relief shelters.
VSCS ‘VAYU’ over Eastcentral Arabian Sea is about 340 km nearly south of Veraval (Gujarat).
It is very likely to move nearly northwards and cross Gujarat coast between Porbandar and Mahuva around Veraval & Diu region as a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm in morning of 13th June 2019.
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The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has pre-positioned 39 NDRF teams, comprising about 45 rescuers each, in Gujarat and Diu and they are equipped with boats, tree-cutters and telecom equipment. As many as 34 teams of Army are also on standby.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has deployed a C-17 transporter aircraft to carry out Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HADR) operations.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has reviewed the preparedness in the region while his ministry has issued detailed advisories to Gujarat and Union Territory Diu, asking authorities to take all precautionary measures so as to ensure that no human life is lost, damage to vital infrastructure is minimised and there is early recovery of all essential services post-cyclone landfall.
#CycloneVayu : IAF C-17 aircraft lands at Jamnagar with NDRF team. The NDRF team will carry out #HADR missions in Gujarat, for the people affected by Cyclone Vayu. #savinglives
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Over 50 teams have been deployed in view of the severity of the cyclone. Maximum deployment is in Gujarat. Home Secretary has also convened a meeting of NDRF, DDMA, IMD and other senior officials.
MUMBAI
On Wednesday morning, the severe Cyclone Vayu was passing parallel to the Mumbai coast. The cyclone won't have any severe affect on Mumbai but the city is likely to receive heavy rainfall. Konkan is is also expected to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall.
The Mumbai IMD said that cyclone is at a distance of 250 to 300km from Mumbai coast but its speed will be the highest on Wednesday morning and therefore, Mumbai, Konkan, Thane and Palghar will receive heavy rainfall. The speed of Cyclone Vayu in the morning was recorded at 135kmph and gusting speed at 150kmph. It is likely to intensify into an extremely severe storm.
KS Hosilkar deputy director general of IMD Mumbai said the cyclone will reach Mumbai by late evening and it won't have a severe effect but bring rainfall and windy effect.
Meanwhile, Mumbai Police, Coast Guard and Indian Navy are on alert in Mumbai. All fishermen have been called back from the sea. Announcements are being made at coastal areas advising people to not venture into the sea.
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