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Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said a cyclonic circulation may form over east-central Bay of Bengal around the end of September and the system may concentrate into a low pressure area in October first week

A low pressure area is likely to develop over the east central Bay of Bengal around September 28. The system is likely to intensify into a cyclone in the first week of October. 

According to local media, hundreds of people  had to be rescued from their rooftops in Mucum as 85 per cent of the town was flooded, the BBC reported.

Tropical cyclones do not form easily near the equator but can intensify rapidly, leaving little time for preparation.

India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday informed that it is very likely to continue to move east-northeastwards and maintain the intensity of Depression till forenoon today.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday informed that it is very likely to move nearly northeastwards and weaken further into a depression during the next 12 hours.

As per the IMD, isolated heavy to extremely heavy rainfall is likely to occur over the north Gujarat region and south Rajasthan today and over south Rajasthan and adjoining north Gujarat region on June 17

Earlier, the very severe cyclonic storm Biparjoy moved northeastwards and crossed Saurashtra-Kutch coast near Jakhau Port (Gujarat) between 2230and 2330 IST of June 15 with wind speed of 115-125 kmph.

The Very Severe Cyclonic Storm “Biparjoy” begun its landfall process on Thursday evening. India Meteorological Department (IMD) DG Mrutyunjay

The cyclone in the Arabian Sea started making landfall at Jakhau Port in Kutch district around 6.30 pm and the entire process will be completed by midnight, the IMD said.

The Ministry has cautioned that reporting from the ground level may pose serious risks to the safety and security of the reporters and the cameramen and other personnel deployed by the private satellite TV channels for reporting of this incident. The Ministry has also expressed concern that such ground reporting may risk the lives of the various personnel deployed.

It will cross as a very severe cyclonic storm with a maximum sustained wind speed of 125-135 kmph gusting to 150 kmph tomorrow, said IMD.

As per the IMD, cyclone Biparjoy is very likely to move nearly north-east-wards and cross Saurashtra & Kutch and adjoining Pakistan coasts between Mandvi (Gujarat) and Karachi (Pakistan) near Jakhau Port (Gujarat) by the evening of June 15.

The NDRF stated that its senior officials were present on the ground to supervise the emergency situation, and their control room was active round the clock.

India Meteorological Department (IMD) DG Mrutyunjay Mohapatra on Wednesday said that cyclone Biparjoy is likely to cross Saurashtra and Kutch and adjoining Pakistan coasts between Mandvi (Gujarat) and Karachi (Pakistan) near Jakhau Port (Gujarat) by evening of June 15.

Cyclone Biparjoy is likely to cross the coasts as a very severe cyclonic storm with maximum sustained wind speed of 125-135 kmph gusting to 150 kmph, said the IMD.

As per IMD, the cyclone Biparjoy is likely to cross Saurashtra and Kutch and adjoining Pakistan coasts between Mandvi (Gujarat) and Karachi (Pakistan) near Jakhau Port (Gujarat) by the evening of June 15.

It is very likely to move nearly northward till June 14 morning, then move north-northeastwards and cross Saurashtra and Kutch and adjoining Pakistan coasts between Mandvi (Gujarat) and Karachi (Pakistan) near Jakhau Port (Gujarat) by noon of June 15 as a very severe cyclonic storm

As per the IMD, the extremely severe cyclonic storm Biparjoy is about 580 km west-southwest of Mumbai, 480 km south-southwest of Porbandar, 530 km south-southwest of Devbhumi Dwarka, 610 km south-southwest of Naliya and 780 km south of Karachi (Pakistan).

The system is about 600 km west-southwest of Mumbai, 510 km south-southwest of Porbandar, 560 km south-southwest of Dwarka, 650 km southsouthwest of Naliya and 810 km south of Karachi.