Cyclone Biparjoy impact: 76 trains cancelled, 36 short-terminated

THE VERY SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM “BIPARJOY” (PRONOUNCED AS “BIPORJOY") OVER NORTHEAST ARABIAN SEA MOVED NEARLY NORTHEASTWARD DURING PAST 6-HOURS AND LAY CENTERED AT 0900 UTC OF TODAY, THE 14TH JUNE, 2023 OVER THE SAME REGION NEAR LATITUDE 21.9°N AND LONGITUDE 66.5°E, ABOUT 260 KM SOUTHWEST OF JAKHAU PORT (GUJARAT), 270 KM WEST-SOUTHWEST OF DEVBHUMI DWARKA (42731), 280 KM WEST-SOUTHWEST OF NALIYA (42631), 330 KM WEST OF PORBANDAR (42830), AND 240 KM SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF KARACHI (PAKISTAN, 41780).

IT WOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE NEARLY NORTHEASTWARDS AND CROSS SAURASHTRA & KUTCH AND ADJOINING PAKISTAN COASTS BETWEEN MANDVI (GUJARAT, 42929) AND KARACHI (PAKISTAN, 41780) NEAR JAKHAU PORT (GUJARAT) BY 1200 UTC OF 15 JUNE AS A VERY SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OF 125-135 KMPH GUSTING TO 150 KMPH.