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Waves rising from the Arabian Sea indicating a storm at Dwarka beach.
The threat of cyclone is looming over Gujarat. This cyclonic storm rising from the Arabian Sea has been named ‘Biparjoy’. According to the Meteorological Department, Biparjoy can take a severe form in the next 36 hours. Its effect can be seen in Gujarat along with Kerala, Karnataka and Goa.
At present it is 800 km away from Porbandar in Gujarat. In view of the danger, all the ports of Gujarat have been asked to be on alert mode. All the beaches are being evacuated. In view of the danger of the storm, instructions have been issued to the ports of North Gujarat to take special precautions.
Policemen evacuate the beach due to the increasing threat of the storm.
Cloudy in the coastal areas of Gujarat
Biperjoy is moving north-northwest. Due to this, a number signal alert has been issued in the ports of Saurashtra and Kutch. It is cloudy in the coastal areas of Saurashtra and winds are also blowing at a speed of 30 to 40 km at some places. It is estimated that there may be heavy rains with winds in the coastal areas. Due to this, fishermen have been instructed not to venture into the sea.
Fishermen tying their boats to protect them from the storm in Bhavnagar.
Instructions for activating Distant Cautionary-1 signal
The Meteorological Department has instructed to activate the Distant Cautionary-1 (DC-1) signal system at all ports of North and South Gujarat coasts. According to the portal of the Meteorological Department, DC-1 is activated at a port when there is a deep depression in the sea.
Silence on the Dumas beach of Surat which is always buzzing with the crowd of tourists.
Effect of storm till Pakistan, Iran, Oman
The DC-1 signal is activated when the local weather at the port is not likely to affect it immediately, but could endanger ships leaving the port. Along with India, Pakistan, Iran, Oman and countries adjacent to the Arabian Sea are also expected to be affected by this.