Cyclone Nilofar to Make Landfall on Saturday, Gujarat Preparing for Evacuations: 10 Developments

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Cyclone Nilofar to Make Landfall on Saturday, Gujarat Preparing for Evacuations: 10 Developments

New Delhi: Cyclone Nilofar, now a very severe cyclonic storm in the Arabian Sea, is expected to make landfall on west coast of Gujarat on the forenoon of Saturday, November 1. It is expected to pass near Goa in the next one day.

Following are the latest developments in the story:

1. Cyclone Nilofar is expected to hit coast with much less intensity than Cyclone Hudhud, which made landfall in the Andhra Pradesh port town of Vishakhapatnam on October 12.
2. Nilofar has a wind speed gusting to about 155 kmph right now, but is expected to lose strength by the time it hits coast. The Met department said it would make landfall with wind speeds at about 100 kmph.
3. The Met department has predicted heavy rain in the Saurashtra and Kutch regions of Gujarat on Friday, when sea conditions will also become very rough.
4. It will pass by Goa soon as it heads towards Gujarat and the Goa administration has set up control rooms for any emergencies. The cyclone has caused unseasonal rain in Goa.
5. When Cyclone Nilofer hits land, it could damage huts with thatched roofs, trees and some power and communication lines, the Met department has warned. Fishermen have been asked to return to coast.
6. Cyclone Nilofer will also impact Pakistan's coast. This morning, it was 1120 km away from Naliya village in Gujarat and 1160 km from Karachi in Pakistan.
7. Gujarat is preparing to evacuate those who live close to the coast. Officials said people would be shifted to safer places from today.
8. The National Disaster Response Force has been put on alert in Gujarat, and Chief Minister Anandiben Patel held a high-level meeting on Monday to take stock of the situation.
9. "While we are preparing for the worst to happen, let us also pray that cyclone Nilofar gets subdued and doesn't bring serious damage," the chief minister said.
10. Cyclone Hudhud ravaged Vizag in Andhra Pradesh. Most of the power and telephone lines here were knocked out; the roof of the airport was ripped off and blown away. At least 40 people died due to Hudhud.

Story First Published: October 28, 2014 10:45 IST

Cyclone Nilofar to Make Landfall on Saturday, Gujarat Preparing for Evacuations: 10 Developments

 

[faisal6309]

Kon kon rehta ha Gujrat me jo yaha PDF par bhi ha??

 

[Spring Onion]

May you be safe everyone out there.

Why storms and cyclones always have catchy feminine names

 

[faisal6309]

May you be safe everyone out there.

Why storms and cyclones always have catchy feminine names

May be because of same nature...

 

[C130]

Karachi going to get hit hard?

 

[faisal6309]

Karachi going to get hit hard?

Some other members on this forum are saying that if Karachi get hit, loses will be low if compared to its hit with gujrat.

 

[C130]

Some other members on this forum are saying that if Karachi get hit, loses will be low if compared to its hit with gujrat.

guess it would depend on the terrain and density population?

 

[kaykay]

Kon kon rehta ha Gujrat me jo yaha PDF par bhi ha??

I live in Gujarat.

 

[faisal6309]

I live in Gujarat.

What is the situation there? I heard that they are planning for evacuation?

 

[kaykay]

What is the situation there? I heard that they are planning for evacuation?

Yes but Its limited to costal regions in northern Gujarat. heavy trees beside important roads are being trimmed etc. Govt has also deployed 7-8 NDRF teams along with thousands of Gujarat disaster management personals. Though we can expect heavy rain in all Gujarat including my place.

 

[faisal6309]

Yes but Its limited to costal regions in northern Gujarat. heavy trees beside important roads are being trimmed etc. Govt has also deployed 7-8 NDRF teams along with thousands of Gujarat disaster management personals. Though we can expect heavy rain in all Gujarat including my place.

I hope everyone including you stay safe.

 

[SpArK]

What is the situation there? I heard that they are planning for evacuation?

• 30,000 people along coastal areas will be moved to safer places in Kutch district of Gujarat from tomorrow.
• We have also deployed four Dornier aircraft, two ALH helicopters and around 30 ICG ships to deal with the situation.
• The Cyclone Monitoring Cells were activated at ICG operation centres at Gandhinagar, Porbanadar, Jakahu, Mundra, Vadinar, Okha and Pipavav which are manning round-the-clock and monitoring the cyclonic movement.
• There are 8 radars that can stream live visuals up to 25 nautical miles. "This will help in tracing the situation of fishermen from Gandhinagar headquarters.
• The oil handling agencies in Gujarat have also been asked to monitor the situation closely and take necessary action as per local oil spill contingency plan

 

[kaykay]

I hope everyone including you stay safe.

Thanks mate.

 

[acetophenol]

May you be safe everyone out there.

Why storms and cyclones always have catchy feminine names

A group of eight nations in the Indian Ocean Region (Bangladesh, India,
Maldives, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Thailand) came up to contribute set of names for cyclones that will be used sequentially. Those suggested by Pakistan include Nilofar,
Titli and Bulbul, those suggested by India include Agni, Akash, Bijli, Jal.

 

[TheNoob]

So when is this hottie going to slow down?