Cyclone Biparjoy: Over 37,000 People Evacuated From Coastal Areas In Gujarat. In Pics

Gujarat government has identified over 400 shelter homes in Dwarka ahead of Cyclone Biparjoy. Around 5000 food packets are being prepared to distribute in nearby villages in Mandvi.

Gujarat government has identified over 400 shelter homes in Dwarka brace Cyclone Biparjoy. Around 5000 food packets are being prepared to distribute in nearby villages in Mandvi. A look at it:

So far the government has evacuated more than 37,800 people from coastal areas in Gujarat’s Kutch and other eight districts as part of its preparation to brace for Cyclone Biparjoy, which will make landfall on June 15 near Jakhau port. (Source: PTI)

Workers take precautionary measures at a ship manufacturing yard ahead of the landfall of Cyclone Biparjoy in the Kutch district on Wednesday. (Source: PTI)

A worker fixes a cargo ship with ropes at the seashore as part of precautionary measures ahead of cyclone Biparjoy making landfall at Mandvi in the Kutch district on Thursday. (Source: PTI)

Indian Coast Guard is seen carrying out evacuation operations at Okha in Gujarat as a preventive measures from Cyclone Biprajoy. (Source: PTI)

An under-construction boat is being fixed with the help of logs at a manufacturing yard. (Source: PTI)

Villagers are using a tractor trolley to evacuate people in the coastal areas ahead of Cyclone Biparjoy making landfall on Thursday. (Source: PTI)

On preparedness for cyclone 'Biporjoy' in Gujarat, NDRF DIG Mohsen Shahedi said NDRF, and SDRF teams have been deployed in Gujarat and evacuation process has been going on for two days. He said the main objective is to ensure people are safe by the time of cyclone landfall. He added many awareness programmes and announcements are being conducted. (Source: ANI)

Parth Talsania, SDM Dwarka, said the cyclone has moved in a westward direction and is not likely to make landfall in Dwarka. According to him, around 4,500 people from coastal areas have been shifted to various shelter homes. Talsania said NDRF team Dwarka and Okha and teams of SDRF and Army team are already on standby. Meanwhile, the Gujarat government has identified over 400 shelter homes in Dwarka. (Source: ANI)

Around 5000 food packets are being prepared in the Swaminarayan temple in Mandvi, which will be distributed in the nearby villages. All the villages in Mandavi are on alert due to Cyclone Biparjoy. (Source: ANI)

A team of the Gujarat State Disaster Response Force was seen in Gujarat's Naliya preparing up for cyclone 'Biparjoy. (Source: ANI)

Gujarat and marine police personnel were seen patrolling the Mandvi beach ahead of the landfall of Cyclone Biparjoy earlier on Monday. The Gujarat government said 17 teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and 12 of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) are on standby in the districts of Devbhumi Dwarka, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Porbandar, Gir Somnath, Morbi and Valsad. (Source: PTI)

In a virtual meeting earlier on Tuesday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah asked the Gujarat government to make arrangements for moving people living in sensitive places to safer locations and ensure all necessary services like electricity, telecommunication, health and drinking water, said an official statement. (Source: PTI)