Cyclone Vayu Might Hit Gujarat In Next 48 Hours, As It Changed Its Course
Mumbai: It seems Cyclone Vayu has left something in Gujarat as once again changed its course and move towards Gujarat in the next 48 hours.
“The cyclone may “recurve on June 16 and hit Kutch on June 17-18,” M Rajeevan, Secretary of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, told news agency PTI.
“By June 16, Vayu is likely to become a cyclonic storm with an expected wind speed of 80-90 kilometers per hour, he said. “The intensity of the cyclone is likely to reduce and it may hit the coast as a cyclonic storm or a deep depression,” Rajeevan added.
The Gujarat government has been alerted about the possible recurvature of the cyclonic storm.
On the afternoon of Thursday, there was a possibility of landslides on the Gujarat coast since cyclone wind, however, it changed its trajectory and moved towards Oman because heavy winds and rain threatened in the coastal areas. As a precaution, the state government had removed more than two lakh people living along the coast.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday, “CycloneVayu is centered at 335 km west-south-west of Porbandar (Gujarat) at 15:30 a.m. on June 15 and is currently moving away from the coast.”
Fishermen in Porbandar have also asked the state government to provide adequate space for their boats to be protected.
(With PTI Inputs)
