Nobody died due to cyclone Biparjoy which made landfall in Gujarat with a wind speed of 140 kmph, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday. Shah conducted an aerial survey of areas affected by the cyclone in Kutch district.
The home minister said only 47 people got injured during the cyclone, but 234 cattle died. Electricity will be restored in entire cyclone-affected area by June 20, he said.
“Our priority is restoration of electricity, water supply and sending people who are in shelters to their homes,” Shah said.
Shah landed in Bhuj in a chopper and conducted an aerial survey of Jakhau, which bore the brunt of the powerful cyclone on Thursday night. He was accompanied by Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendera Patel.
He visited the Mandvi sub-district hospital and met injured people and pregnant women who were shifted from coastal villages hit by the cyclone, which had made landfall near Jakhau port.
Shah also visited a farm near Mandvi to assess the damage caused to crops and interacted with farmers.
He met personnel of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the Border Security Force (BSF) at Mandvi airport who were involved in the relief and rescue operations.
The Union home minister flew back to Bhuj and discussed the post-cyclone situation.
Several towns and hundreds of villages plunged into darkness as strong winds unleashed by the cyclone uprooted electricity poles.
Among 1,09,000 persons shifted from coastal areas to temporary shelters, there were 10,918 children, 5,070 senior citizens and 1,152 pregnant women, the government had said in a release.
With PTI inputs
