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15 Jun 2023 / Gujarat, India
Cyclone Biparjoy is less than 180km from the Gujarat coast and its impending landfall process will start from evening and continue till midnight tonight (15 June), with anticipated heavy rainfall and storm surge leading to the evacuation of people living in vulnerable areas.
The very Severe Cyclonic Storm, which is moving northeastward in the Arabian Sea, is expected to make landfall near the Jakhau coast packing wind speeds reaching up to 150kmph, and then will traverse all along the Rann of Kutch up to Rajasthan. It will then enter Rajasthan's Kutch on June 16 in depressed form and will further weaken.
With the cyclone barrelling towards the coast, parts of the Saurashtra-Kutch region received heavy rains accompanied by strong winds and possibly cause intense tidal waves of 5-6 metres in several parts especially, Gujarat and Mumbai.
Jakhau port, which has been shut for 5-6 days, will stay closed at least till the weekend or until conditions are favourable.
Updates from Ports in the region:
HAZIRA:
AHPL from 13th has suspended all inward movements till further notice. Cargo operations /outward movements are continued at jetties with extreme caution.
DAHEJ:
Port operations remain normal; cargo operations / movements unaffected.
NAVLAKHI:
Port operations remain suspended.
KANDLA:
All incoming vessels advised/ instructed to wait outside the Gulf of Kutch area at a safe location by VTMS and not permitted to enter the Port limits as a safety and precautionary measures due to the approaching cyclone. Berthing movements cancelled.
GPPL PIPAVAV:
Port had tried bringing in one of the ships, however, didn’t find her stable enough off the berth & accordingly moved her out. Port to continue monitoring the situation for resuming ops.
MUNDRA:
Port operations continue to be suspended. Vessels shifted to high seas.
RIL SIKKA:
Force majeure declared due to approaching cyclone. No further berthing at jetty or SPM. Present vessels to continue operations till completion subj. to weather.
JNPT:
Vessel movements/cargo ops remain normal.
MUMBAI:
Cargo operation continue to be severely affected now due to continuing bad weather/strong wind/rolling/choppy sea.
Hoist Warning Signal GD-10 at the North Gujarat ports(OKHA,BEDI GROUP OF PORTS, NAVLAKHI, MANDVI, MUNDRA,NEW KANDLA, JAKHAU) and continue to Hoist LC-III in all South Gujarat Ports (VERAVAL, JAFRABAD, ALANG, BHAVNAGAR, DAHEJ AND MAGDALLA). Hoist Warning Signal GD-09 at PORBANDAR.
For further details and updates, as well as information about operations in India, contact GAC India at [email protected]