Gujarat Coast  

Cyclone Hikka: The fishermen are advised not to venture into the east-central and adjoining north-east Arabian sea and off the Gujarat coast during next 24 hours during the evening of September 23 and on September 25, stated IMD

The weather forecasting agency has also predicted that some isolated places in Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha will be hit by a dust storm. 

As per weather reports, cyclone Vayu which was expected to hit and make landfall in Gujarat is now unlikely to do so. Vayu may skirt the Gujarat coast near Porbandar, close to Dwarka or Okha coast.

New Delhi: Cyclone Vayu is expected to hit India’s western coast soon and Gujarat has been put on high alert. Cyclone Vayu has been classified under category 2 cyclone by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). The department also said that the Cyclone is very likely to cross the Gujarat coast between Veraval and Diu by early morning on June 13. IMD also said the Cyclone would hit the regions of Saurashtra and Kutch in Gujarat with winds blowing at speeds of 145 kmph to 170 kmph by Thursday morning. Gujarat is not immune to cyclones, but one of this strength and bearing a direct impact on the state has not happened since 1998. Here’s all you need to know about Cyclone Vayu.

Kutch, Devbhoomi Dwarka, Porbandar, Rajkot, Junagarh, Diu, Gir Somnath, Amreli and Bhavnagar districts are expected to be worst affected by cyclone Vayu

According to the officials, intelligence input was received about a suspicious vessel which was involved in smuggling of the drug in the area off Indo-Pak International Maritime Border Line (IMBL) off Gujarat coast

The joint mid-sea operation was carried out off Gujarat coast on Tuesday by the Coast Guard and the state ATS