Heavy rains batter Gujarat before Cyclone Biparjoy makes landfall this evening, NDRF teams are sent out for rescue operations.

 Updates on Cyclone Biparjoy in real time June 15, 2023, right now: According to the India Meteorological Department, Cyclone Biparjoy will make landfall this evening and continue throughout the night with winds between 115 and 125 kmph.

Live Updates on Cyclone Biparjoy Today: Heavy rains pounded Gujarat's Jakhua district as Cyclone Biparjoy prepared to make landfall later today evening 

India's Cyclone Biparjoy 15th of June live updates: The Gujarat government evacuated more than 74,000 people from eight coastal districts, including 35,822 along the coast of Kutch district, issued prohibitory orders, shut down public transport and advised people to stay inside as Cyclone Biparjoy is expected to make landfall in Gujarat at 5 p.m. today.

What is the day's forecast?

In anticipation of the cyclonic storm's landfall, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for the Saurashtra-Kutch coast. In the meantime, certain areas of Kutch and Devbhumi Dwarka had significant to extremely heavy rainfall; these two districts are anticipated to be severely affected by the storm, which the IMD has classified as "very severe".

There have been precautions taken, including the deployment of two teams from each of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) in Gujarat as well as the keeping of teams from the Indian Army and Indian Air Force on standby. In order to maintain power supply in the event that the grid power supply fails, as many as 187 cyclone shelters have been set up.