Cyclone Biparjoy to intensify in 36 hours; ports told to hoist Distant Warning signal

Fishermen have been told not to venture into cyclone-hit areas in the Arabian Sea

ITDC INIDA EPRESS/ ITDC NEWS:  The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that the severe cyclonic storm Biparjoy will intensify in the next 36 hours and will be heading north-northwestwards in the next two days.

"VSCS BIPARJOY over eastcentral Arabian Sea, lay centred at 1730hrs IST of today, about 850 km west of Goa, 880 km southwest of Mumbai, 890 km south-southwest of Porbandar and 1170 km south of Karachi. To intensify further during next 3 days," a tweet by the IMD.

Following this, the weather department advised fishermen not to venture into such cyclone-hit areas in the Arabian Sea. Those who were out at sea were advised to return to the coast.

Instructions have also been issued to ports to hoist Distant Warning signal (DW II), officials said on Thursday. The first cyclone in the Arabian Sea this year is expected to bring light showers and thunderstorms in coastal regions of Gujarat.