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<ul><li>The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an alert in Gujarat as the <keyword id="7743904" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="cyclone-vayu">Cyclone Vayu</keyword> intensifies in Arabian Sea. </li><li>The IMD issued orange alert as it doesn’t expect the cyclone to cause much damage. However, it has warned fishermen from venturing into the sea till June 13. </li><li>The progress of monsoon may be hampered till June 15-16 as the cyclone will draw the moisture away. </li></ul>A day after Kerala received its first delayed monsoon, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said that a cyclone is heading towards Gujarat. Cyclone Vayu has intensified in the Arabian Sea coast and it is causing heavy rains, winds and thunderstorms, <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/cyclone-vayu-set-to-turn-severe-may-delay-rains/articleshow/69732351.cms">according to media reports</a>. IMD issued an orange alert as it doesn’t expect the cyclone to cause much damage. Yet, it warned fishermen from venturing into the sea till June 13. Though the cyclone caused heavy rains across the Western Coast of India including Mumbai, Pune, Gujarat, Konkan and Goa, it might cause more damage to the already delayed monsoons in the area. As the cyclone draws away the moisture, it hamper the progress of monsoon till June 15-16. 
 
 
 
 
 
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 Moving to Gujarat The cyclone is moving close to Gujarat at a speed ranging from 75 km per hour to a maximum of 135 km. It is likely to hit Gujarat on June 12 night, said IMD. "The system currently is seen as a depression over the Southeast and East Central Arabian Sea and is centered at 11.2°N and 71°E, around 800 km South-Southwest of Mumbai," according to skymetweather.com. As per MeT officials, the Cyclone Vayu will head to the Saurashtra by June 12. The western parts of Saurashtra and Kutch region in Gujarat are likely to witness ‘heavy to very heavy rains’ between June 12 and June 14. Jamnagar, Somnath, Porbander, Dwarka and Nailiya in Kutch are likely to be impacted the most, and could even herald pre-monsoons rain across Gujarat. The cyclone might also bring light showers to cities, like Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat, Rajkot, Veraval and Bhuj on June 12 and June 13.

Cyclone Vayu is fast heading to Gujarat— and it will delay monsoons further

<ul><li>Indian authorities are evacuating nearly 300,000 people on the west coast ahead of <keyword id="7743904" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="cyclone-vayu">Cyclone Vayu</keyword>. </li><li>On 13 June, the cyclone is likely to touch Porbandar and Muhuva around Veraval and Diu region at a speed of 110-120 km per hour. </li><li>The Gujarat Government has announced a two-day shutdown of all schools, colleges and anganwadis across six coastal districts in Saurashtra. </li></ul> Nearly 300,000 people on India’s west coast are being evacuated ahead of Cyclone Vayu, which is currently moving at a speed of 110 km per hour in the Arabian Sea, r<a href="https://in.reuters.com/article/india-cyclone/india-to-evacuate-thousands-as-cyclone-nears-west-coast-idINKCN1TC1T9">eported Reuters.</a> Cyclone Vayu which brought heavy rains in Gujarat and Maharashtra, is likely to make landfall on Thursday, crossing the Gujarat coast at a speed of 135 kilometer per hour, according to the Indian Meteorological Department. On 13 June, the cyclone is likely to touch Porbandar and Muhuva around Veraval and Diu region at a speed of 110-120 km per hour. Heavy rainfall The cyclone is likely to cause heavy rainfall in the coastal districts of Gujarat. A storm surge of about 1-1.5 metre over the astronomical tide is likely to inundate the low-lying coastal areas of Kutch, Devbhoomi Dwarka, Porbandar, Junagarh, Diu, Gir Somnath, Amreli and Bhavnagar districts. The IMD has been issuing regular bulletins to the concerned authorities, said a Home Ministry statement. Preparatory measures The state government of Gujarat deployed National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) rescue teams to minimise the damage, if any. It is considering asking for another 10 NDRF teams from the central government. Overall, 35 teams will be made available across the coastal district. The NDRF teams, along with teams of State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), are equipped with boats, tree-cutters, telecom equipment and others. The Border Security Force (BSF) is being deployed in Kutch, while the state is co-ordinating with the military for swift rescue and response efforts. "All possible measures are to be taken to avoid any human casualty and preparations be kept ready to restore any damage that may be caused to infrastructure. Rescue teams of State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), Army, Coast Guard and Border Security Force (BSF) are also in readiness. The Ministry of Home Affairs is in continuous touch with the state governments and the Central agencies concerned," an official statement said. Academic institutions closed The Union Home Ministry on Tuesday issued detailed advisories to Gujarat and the Union Territory of Diu, requesting them to take all precautionary measures to ensure that no human life is lost. Public messages are being sent to civilians about the eventualities via SMS and Whatsapp. The Gujarat Government, as per Chief Minister Vijay Rupani’s instructions, has announced a two-day shutdown of all schools, colleges and anganwadis across six coastal districts in Saurashtra. (With IANS)

Cyclone Vayu set to strike Gujarat, prompting evacuation of 300,000 people

<ul><li>A special bus having a water purification system onboard has reached <keyword id="6357961" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="odisha">Odisha</keyword> to help cyclone affected people drink clean water. </li><li>The bus has the capacity to purify 40,000 litres of water in a day and can clean 2000 litre water in an hour </li><li>A similar bus was used to help the flood-affected Kerala.</li></ul>A special bus with a water purification system onboard with the capacity to purify 40,000 litres of water in a day, reached Odisha on Tuesday to those affected by <keyword id="7561057" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="cyclone-fani">cyclone Fani</keyword>. It will be used to clean any sort of contaminated water including dirty water from silt. 
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 The 40- feet- long “mobile water purification bus” started from the coastal town of Bhavnagar in <keyword id="6354766" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Gujarat">Gujarat</keyword>. It was indigenously developed by the Council of Science and Industrial Research. The bus contained an RO desalination and ultrafiltration plant. It also has a TFC membrane filtration that filters viruses and bacteria from the water. A similar bus was used to help the flood-affected Kerala. Cyclone Fani has been the strongest cyclone to hit India in 43 years. As many as 800,000 people were reportedly evacuated just before the cyclone made landfall in the eastern coast of India. In fact, <keyword id="50863" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bhubaneswar">Bhubaneswar</keyword>, the capital of Odisha lost over one million trees and 64 lives because of the deadly cyclone that came at a speed of 165-200km on May 2. However, there were no major casualties.

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Owing to the threats created by the raging <keyword id="11237626" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="cyclone-tauktae">Cyclone Tauktae</keyword>, the <keyword id="3935736" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="chhatrapati-shivaji-maharaj-international-airport">Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport</keyword> in <keyword id="6358070" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="mumbai">Mumbai</keyword> has shut all <keyword id="6363823" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="operations">operations</keyword> for 3 hours from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday. This resulted in at least 3 in-bound flights of private airlines getting diverted to less turbulent locations. A SpiceJet service was diverted to Surat, an IndiGo flight has returned to Lucknow while another IndiGo service was diverted to Hyderabad. An official spokesperson said that the <keyword id="6984665" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="csmia">CSMIA</keyword> closure move was necessitated in view of the alerts over the <keyword id="6386783" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="CYCLONE">Cyclone</keyword> Tauktae - currently passing by Mumbai with windspeeds of 75-85 kmph - as the storm hurtles to south Gujarat. Cyclone Tauktae hit Mumbai with full fury around after midnight of Monday (May 17) bringing with it heavy rains, thunder, lightning and powerful gales, wreaking havoc on normal life in the entire coastal region and the country's commercial capital. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/cryptocurrency/news/after-ditching-bitcoin-elon-musk-is-now-working-on-making-dogecoin-efficient/articleshow/82628521.cms">After ditching Bitcoin, Elon Musk is now working on making Dogecoin efficient</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/cryptocurrency/news/four-reasons-why-cryptocurrency-ethereum-has-been-on-a-bull-run/articleshow/82606761.cms">Four reasons why cryptocurrency Ethereum has been on a bull run</a>

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