Hurricane Tau Te: After 23 years in Gujarat, such a terrible storm will hit Porbandar coast by 3 p.m.; Shifted to one and a half million people


Posted on 17th May 2021 03:15 pm by rohit kumar

The threat of cyclone 'Tau Te' from the Arabian Sea remains on 7 states including Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Karnataka. The storm may hit the Porbandar coast of Gujarat by 3 pm today. After this, the storm will pass between Porbandar and Mahuva (Bhavnagar) between 3 pm and 6 pm. During this time its speed can be up to 175 kilometers per hour.

 

After 23 years, such a terrible storm is coming in Gujarat. Earlier, on June 9, 1998, there was such a terrible storm in Kandla of Kutch district. In this, 1173 people died and 1774 people went missing. Around 1.5 lakh people are being shifted from 655 villages in the coastal districts of Gujarat. Thousands of houses have been evacuated from the west coast.

 

Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) Director General (DG) Mrityunjay Mohapatra has told that 17 districts of the state have been kept on alert. More than 100 teams of NDRF are deployed in 7 states. Gujarat has a maximum number of 50 teams. Several coastal districts including Mumbai in Maharashtra have had to stop vaccination due to the storm. There are alerts here in many cities including Mumbai.

 

Updates

 

1,899 people were evacuated to safer places in the Surat district.

 

Goa CM Pramod Sawant spoke to Home Minister Amit Shah over the phone.

 

Hundreds of people were shifted to Government Shelter Homes in Junagadh, Gujarat.

 

Cabinet Minister Kunwarji Bavaliya appealed to the people of the Jaffarabad area of ​​Amreli district to vacate the house.

 

There are 41 NDRF teams and 10 SDRF teams deployed in Gujarat. 456D watering pumps have been installed in low-lying areas.

 

In many cities, 2126 hoardings were removed from urban areas and 643 from rural areas.

 

A total of 12,420 people were evacuated from the coastal districts of Maharashtra.

 

The biggest impact on Gujarat

The Meteorological Department says that Gujarat will be the most affected by this cyclone. In Dwarka, Kutch, Porbandar, Junagadh, Gir Somnath, Amreli, Rajkot, Morbi, and Jamnagar districts, thatched houses will be destroyed, mud houses will also suffer heavy damage, pucca houses may also suffer some damage. Flood-like conditions may occur in some areas due to heavy rains.

 

On Sunday, it affected the 6 districts of Karnataka very badly. 73 villages in these districts have been affected by this. The Indian Air Force is also in alert mode. The Air Force has asked for 16 transport aircraft and 18 helicopters to be kept ready. Seeing the danger of the storm, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday, Home Minister Amit Shah held a high-level meeting on Sunday and took stock of the preparations.

 

11 people died in four states

 

So far 5 people have died due to the storm in different districts of Karnataka.

Two sisters, aged 17 and 12, died after falling on a tree hut in Jalgaon, Maharashtra at 3 pm on Sunday. His mother's condition is critical.

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said that 2 people have died in the state due to the storm.

In Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, 2 people died after a wall collapsed. It consists of a 2-year-old child and another 36-year-old person.

2 Like 0 Dislike
Previous news Next news
Other news

Salman Khan: Akshay Bishnoi got the responsibility to target Salman, and has a special connection with Lawrence

Even though Bigg Boss OTT is over, Salman Khan continues to be in the headlines these days. Every

Maharashtra: Dadar-Puducherry Express derails near Matunga station, service will be restored shortly

Normal service at the station was disrupted on Saturday when three coaches of the Dadar-Puducherr

Return of Jio's old plan: Disney Plus Hotstar's annual subscription will be available for Rs 499, daily 2GB data, and unlimited calling free

Reliance Jio has given another new year gift to its customers. It has relaunched the Rs 499 plan.

Deadpool 3: First look from 'Deadpool 3' surfaced, Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman's cool avatar

Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman on Monday unveiled the first look at their upcomin

America will sell the anti-tank system to Taiwan, because of China's growing threat, said necessary steps

Because of the growing military threat from China, the US State Department has approved the sale

Maharashtra: 'Aftab had done 35 pieces of Shraddha, I will make you 70', the woman threatened by live-in partner

Instead of taking lessons from the heart-wrenching murder of Shraddha Walker in Delhi, some peopl

West Bengal: 'Situation like Bangladesh in Bengal', BJP attacks Mamata government

The BJP has expressed concern over the deteriorating law and order situation in Bengal. The party

Xiaomi 11i 5G Offer: Buy this 30 thousand smartphone of Xiaomi for less than 4 thousand rupees

Xiaomi 11i 5G Offer 2022: If you are thinking of buying Xiaomi's 5G model Xiaomi 11i 5G, then let

Now attack Nawaz's office: More than 20 attackers reached former PM's London office, 5 injured in the fight; Was killed by throwing mobile yesterday

The UK office of Nawaz Sharif, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan and the founder of the Pakis

Joe Root claimed, that Ben Stokes has a plan for the test match against India too

England captain Ben Stokes has given credit for picking the best player and new coach Brendon McC

Sign up to write
Sign up now if you have flare of writing..
Login   |   Register
Follow Us
Indyaspeak @ Facebook Indyaspeak @ Twitter Indyaspeak @ Pinterest RSS



Play Free Quiz and Win Cash