Landfall process of cyclone Biparjoy begins

Ahmedabad: The landfall process of cyclone Biprajoy over the Gujarat coast has begun, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday evening.

The `very severe' cyclonic storm Biparjoy is centered over north Arabian Sea but it is coming closer to the Saurashtra coast with a wind speed of 115-125 kmph, gusting to 140 kmph, it said in a statement.

“The landfall process has commenced,” the IMD said, adding that the process will get over in three to four hours.