37,000 moved to safety as cyclone Biparjoy nears

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Wednesday, 14 June 2023

The government commandeered boats and ships and evacuated more than 37,000 people to safety on Tuesday as Union home minister Amit Shah chaired a high-level meeting in Delhi to put finishing touches on a massive rescue-and-relief mission to forestall any damage caused by cyclone Biparjoy, which is expected to slam ashore in two days.

Shah told local authorities to ensure there are zero casualties and asked the Gujarat government to shift people residing in low-lying areas to safety.

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37,000 moved to safety as cyclone Biparjoy nears

The government commandeered boats and ships and evacuated 37,794 people to safety on Tuesday as Union home minister Amit Shah chaired a high-level meeting in Delhi to put finishing touches on a massive rescue-and-relief mission to forestall any damage caused by cyclone Biparjoy, which is expected to slam ashore in two days.

As Biparjoy barrelled up the Arabian Sea on Tuesday, it lost some of its intensity and dropped one rung to become a very severe cyclone, with winds gusting up to 185kmph. But experts warned that it could pick up pace again and cause colossal devastation in Gujarat by triggering gigantic storm surges. Read more.

THE BIG QUESTION

What major initiative have Doval and Sullivan unveiled?

India and the US on Tuesday unveiled a major initiative to drive cooperation in hi-tech across seven areas, ranging from artificial intelligence to semiconductors and defence, with the focus on removing barriers and export controls standing in the way of enhanced collaboration.

The move, spelled out by national security adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval and his visiting US counterpart Jake Sullivan, is part of the initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET) launched in January and envisages closer cooperation between private industry, researchers and academia of the two sides. Read more.

FROM THE EDIT PAGE

13 years after train tragedy, a quest for closure

Every time 57-year-old Rajesh Kumar Bhatra crosses either the Agrasen Balika Siksha Sadan, a girl’s school at Liluah in Howrah district or MC Kejriwal Vidyapeeth — a five-minute walk separates the two — he is reminded of his wife, son, and daughter.

Thirteen years ago, when the son, Sourav was just 12 and a student of class eight, and daughter Sneha was studying in class 12, he lost both of them, and his wife of 20 years Indu in a rail accident. All three were passengers of coach S3 on the Jnaneswari Express, which met with an accident on May 28, 2010. Read more.

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