Cyclone Biparjoy: How Gujarat is protecting its famous lions of Gir, other wildlife
Fp Explainers • 2 years agoWhile people were evacuated to safety, Gujarat has a special plan to ensure that the endangered Asiatic lions do not become a casualty of Cyclone Biparjoy. Rescue teams are deployed in Gir forest and sanctuaries in Kutch and Badra and the movement of big cats is being monitored
Gusty winds, heavy rain and more: Cyclone Biparjoy leaves a trail of destruction in Gujarat
Fp Staff • 2 years agoAt least two people died and 22 were injured, as Cyclone Biparjoy made landfall on Thursday. Trees and electric poles were uprooted and roads were damaged in several parts of Gujarat
2 dead, 22 hurt, villages in the dark: How Cyclone Biparjoy ravaged Gujarat
Fp Explainers • 2 years agoCyclone Biparjoy made its landfall on the Gujarat coast on Thursday evening, bringing with it strong winds and heavy rainfall. It has left a trail of destruction – two people have died, another 22 have been injured and scores of villages were plunged into darkness as electricity poles were uprooted
Cyclone Biparjoy: IAF on standby with relief assets
Fp Staff • 2 years agoMET Director Manorama Mohanty said on Thursday that Cyclone Biparjoy is about 50 km away from Gujarat’s Jakhau port. She added that the cyclone has started entering the Gujarat coast and by midnight its speed might decrease
Cyclone Biparjoy: Wind speed to decrease by midnight, says MET director
Fp Staff • 2 years agoNational Disaster Response Force’s (NDRF) Inspector General Narendra Singh Bundela said that the IMD estimates that Cyclone Biparjoy will turn into a depression by tomorrow 12 pm
Cyclone Biparjoy to turn into a depression by tomorrow: NDRF
Fp Staff • 2 years agoAccording to NDRF, the cyclone was designated ‘Very Severe Cyclonic Storm’ at the time of the landfall but will likely convert to ‘Severe Cyclonic Storm’ soon
Cyclone Biparjoy: Landfall begins in Saurashtra and Kutch, no deaths reported so far
Fp Staff • 2 years agoWith the landfall hitting the west coast, wind speeds across Gujarat intensified. IMD said that the period till midnight is very crucial
WATCH: Cyclone Biparjoy destroys trees, hoardings in Gujarat's Dwarka
Fp Staff • 2 years agoSection 144 has been imposed in Gujarat to prevent people from coming out of their homes during the landfall process
Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel holds review meeting as Cyclone Biparjoy makes landfall
Fp Staff • 2 years agoSection 144 has been imposed in Gujarat to prevent people from coming out of their homes during the landfall process
Take 'abundant precaution' while deploying journalists to cover Cyclone Biparjoy, govt tells media outlets
Fp Staff • 2 years agoThe information and broadcasting ministry on Thursday asked media organisations, including television channels, to take "abundant precaution" while deploying their personnel to cover Cyclone Biparjoy to ensure their safety