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Biparjoy, which has been named by Bangladesh, means ‘disaster’ in Bengali.
By: Shubham Ghosh
Cyclone Biparjoy, which has developed over the east-central Arabian Sea, is set to intensify in the next 36 hours and will be heading north-northwestwards in the next two days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in a tweet on Friday (9).
Biparjoy, which has been named by Bangladesh and means ‘disaster’ in Bengali, was located over the east-central part of the sea located 840-kilometres (km) west-southwest of the Indian state of Goa and 870 km west-southwest of the coastal city of Mumbai at 11:30 pm local time on June 8, the IMD said.
Very severe cyclonic storm Biparjoy over eastcentral Arabian Sea at 2330 hours IST of 08th June, 2023 over about 840 km west-southwest of Goa, 870 km west-southwest of Mumbai. To intensify further gradually during next 36 hours and move nearly north-northwestwards in next 2 days. pic.twitter.com/dx6b3VAEN6
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) June 8, 2023
“Very severe cyclonic storm Biparjoy over east-central Arabian Sea at 2330 hours IST of 08th June, 2023 over about 840 km west-southwest of Goa, 870 km west-southwest of Mumbai. To intensify further gradually during next 36 hours and move nearly north-northwestwards in next 2 days,” it tweeted.
Earlier in a bulletin, the weather department said, “VSCS BIPARJOY over east-central Arabian Sea, lay centred at 0530hrs IST of 08th June, near lat 13.9N & long 66.0E, about 860km west-southwest of Goa, 910km southwest of Mumbai, would intensify further & move north-northwestwards.”
Weather officials had also 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, it had said earlier.
(With ANI inputs)
