‘…but we cannot sit silently’, says Home Minister Amit Shah on preparations for cyclone

Amit Shah On Cyclone Biparjoy: Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a meeting with State and Union Territories Disaster Management Ministers at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi on Tuesday (June 13) regarding Cyclone Biparjoy in Gujarat and Maharashtra. During this, the Union Home Minister also reviewed the preparations for the upcoming cyclonic storm in Gujarat.

During this, while talking to the media, he said, in the last 9 years, the central government and the states have achieved a lot of success in the field of disaster management, and no one can deny it. He said, but we cannot be satisfied with this as disasters have changed their form and their intensity has increased. He said that now we have to make a business plan to deal with these problems. He said, disaster is coming in new areas also, we have to prepare ourselves for this also.

In the last 9 years, the central government and the states have achieved a lot in this area. No one can deny this. But we cannot be complacent as disasters have changed their nature and their frequency and intensity have increased. We have to plan more comprehensively. Lots of new areas… pic.twitter.com/xmSTEsuKIO

— ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) June 13, 2023

There will be heavy rain in the coastal areas of Maharashtra-Gujarat
The IMD has issued a warning of heavy rains on June 14 and 15 in Kutch, Devbhoomi, Dwarka, Porbandar, Jamnagar, Rajkot, Junagadh and Mori districts. The IMD said in the bulletin that heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely at a few places on June 14 and very heavy rainfall at isolated places in the affected districts on June 15.

The Meteorological Department has indicated to both Maharashtra-Gujarat governments and relief agencies to keep a close watch in their respective areas and take appropriate precautionary measures.

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