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Cyclone Biparjoy: All Precautionary Measures Taken To Protect People, Over 46K Evacuated From Kutch — SEE PICS
Precautionary measures in place as Cyclone Biparjoy is to make landfall in the evening. Around 1 lakh people have been evacuated from Gujarat's coastal areas out of which nearly 46K are from Kutch.
![Precautionary measures in place as Cyclone Biparjoy is to make landfall in the evening. Around 1 lakh people have been evacuated from Gujarat's coastal areas out of which nearly 46K are from Kutch.](https://feeds.abplive.com/onecms/images/uploaded-images/2023/06/15/19beb8eefd7c570c07f09b41fffc4ebf1686821771572555_original.jpg?impolicy=abp_cdn&imwidth=720)
Visuals from Gujarat's Kutch, showcasing the preparedness as Cyclone Biparjoy is expected to make landfall today
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![Villagers are being evacuated as part of precautionary measures ahead of the landfall of Cyclone Biparjoy, in Kutch district. So far, 94,427 people have been shifted successfully to shelter homes out of which 46,800 were shifted from Kutch itself. (Image Source: PTI)](https://feeds.abplive.com/onecms/images/uploaded-images/2023/06/15/4cf8ae09f7747f5e86b006b9959b113ae68cc.png?impolicy=abp_cdn&imwidth=720)
Villagers are being evacuated as part of precautionary measures ahead of the landfall of Cyclone Biparjoy, in Kutch district. So far, 94,427 people have been shifted successfully to shelter homes out of which 46,800 were shifted from Kutch itself. (Image Source: PTI)
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![Children of a Kutch village take shelter at a Border Security Force outpost at Gunau village ahead of the landfall in Kutch. The evacuated individuals include nearly 8,900 children, 1,131 pregnant women, and 4,697 elderly persons (Image Source: PTI)](https://feeds.abplive.com/onecms/images/uploaded-images/2023/06/15/56f4e83fb10aaab11f9332bdb05cb34d791a2.png?impolicy=abp_cdn&imwidth=720)
Children of a Kutch village take shelter at a Border Security Force outpost at Gunau village ahead of the landfall in Kutch. The evacuated individuals include nearly 8,900 children, 1,131 pregnant women, and 4,697 elderly persons (Image Source: PTI)
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![Not just villagers but their livestock were also evacuated from the danger-prone area and shifted to shelter homes. A total of 1,521 shelter homes have been established in eight districts of Gujarat (Image Source: PTI)](https://feeds.abplive.com/onecms/images/uploaded-images/2023/06/15/62a04c93a0016eb478d219ce60cc3345b5386.png?impolicy=abp_cdn&imwidth=720)
Not just villagers but their livestock were also evacuated from the danger-prone area and shifted to shelter homes. A total of 1,521 shelter homes have been established in eight districts of Gujarat (Image Source: PTI)
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![NDRF personnel assist a villager during evacuations as part of safety measures on Wednesday. NDRF, in collaboration with the state government, has deployed 18 teams primarily in Kutch. (Image Source: PTI)](https://feeds.abplive.com/onecms/images/uploaded-images/2023/06/15/df9d8fa4cb36171b4e002031483990b6a565a.png?impolicy=abp_cdn&imwidth=720)
NDRF personnel assist a villager during evacuations as part of safety measures on Wednesday. NDRF, in collaboration with the state government, has deployed 18 teams primarily in Kutch. (Image Source: PTI)
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![An entrance gate of a home tightened with rope in view of strong winds that will be caused by the cyclone as it makes landfall. (Image Source: PTI)](https://feeds.abplive.com/onecms/images/uploaded-images/2023/06/15/90c6f59038ab012979d3359f6a309e3e06931.png?impolicy=abp_cdn&imwidth=720)
An entrance gate of a home tightened with rope in view of strong winds that will be caused by the cyclone as it makes landfall. (Image Source: PTI)
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![NDRF personnel at the Mandvi beach, in Kutch district on Wednesday. The wind speed is expected to range between 115 kmph to 125 kmph, reaching up to 140 kmph. (Image Source: PTI)](https://feeds.abplive.com/onecms/images/uploaded-images/2023/06/15/dbf0b9c669a70b2e1030b51034d56c47603d3.png?impolicy=abp_cdn&imwidth=720)
NDRF personnel at the Mandvi beach, in Kutch district on Wednesday. The wind speed is expected to range between 115 kmph to 125 kmph, reaching up to 140 kmph. (Image Source: PTI)
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![Precautionary measures being taken by workers at a ship manufacturing yard in the Kutch district. (Image Source: PTI)](https://feeds.abplive.com/onecms/images/uploaded-images/2023/06/15/491a891c5d6986a0a117115c95ec7b730efce.png?impolicy=abp_cdn&imwidth=720)
Precautionary measures being taken by workers at a ship manufacturing yard in the Kutch district. (Image Source: PTI)
Published at : 15 Jun 2023 04:10 PM (IST)
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