Cyclone 'Biparjoy' is likely to make landfall near Jakhau port in Gujarat on Thursday.

PM Modi directed officials to ensure safe evacuation of people living in vulnerable locations.

A dozen teams each of NDRF and SDRF have been deployed in Gujarat districts likely to be affected.

Gujarat government has also imposed Section 144 in coastal areas of the Kutch district.

Around 7,500 people residing in low-lying areas near the coast have been shifted to safer places.

The Army, the Navy and the Indian Coast Guard have also been kept on stand-by.

Shipping activities at the country's largest public sector port at Kandla have been shut.

Warning signals have been hoisted at ports and fishermen advised not to venture into the Arabian Sea.

NDRF has deployed two additional teams in Mumbai, Andheri and Kanjurmarg, as precautionary measure.

Port officials and ship owners have been urged to remain vigilant and alert.

The Gujarat PWD has collaborated with Forest Department to clear roads in case of uprooting of trees.