Cyclone Biparjoy: Helpline Numbers For All 33 Districts In Gujarat

The 'wall cloud' region of cyclone Biparjoy touched the Saurashtra coast of Gujarat on Thursday evening as it headed for landfall near Jakhau port in the state's Kutch district, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

The authorities have already shifted more than 94,000 persons in eight coastal districts of Gujarat to temporary shelters. Wall clouds' are clouds that drop below the regular storm cloud. They are a lowering of a solid deck of clouds and indicate the beginning phase of potential funnel clouds and tornado formation.

Meanwhile, the authorities have released the helpline numbers for 33 districts in Gujarat. Check out the numbers:

Ahmedabad: 079-27560511
Amreli: 02792-230735
Anand: 026920243222
Arvalli: 02774-250221
Banaskatha: 02742250627
Bharuch: 02642-242300
Bhavnagar: 0278-2521554/55
Botad: 02849-271340/41
Chhota udepur: 02669-233012/21
Dahod: 02673-239123
Dang: 02631-220347
Dev Dwaraka: 232183/232125/232084
Gandhinagar: 079-23256639
Gir Somnath: 02876-240063
JanmangarL 0288-2553404
Junagadh: 0285-2633446/2633448
Kheda: 0268-2553356
Kutch: 02832-250923
Mabhisagar: 02674-252300
Mehsana: 02762-222220/222299
Morbi: 02822-243300
Narmada: 02640-224001
Navsari: 02637-259401
Panchmahal: 02672-242536
Patan:02766-224830
Porbandar: 0286-2220800/801
Rajkot: 0281-2471573
Sabarkatha: 02771-249039
Surendranagar: 02752-283400
Surat: 0261-2663200
Tapi: 02626-224460
Vadodara: 0265-2427592
Valsad: 02632-243238

The cyclone, which moved east-north eastward towards Gujarat coast with a speed of 12 kmph in the past six hours, will make landfall between Mandvi in Kutch district and Karachi in Pakistan near Jakhau port between Saurashtra-Kutch and adjoining Pakistan coasts, the IMD has said.

As a result, 94,000 people in eight coastal districts have been shifted to temporary shelters.