LIVE updates: High waves seen in coastal areas ahead of Cyclone Biparjoy

The India Meteorological Department(IMD) today said that the Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (VSCS) "Biparjoy" located over the east-central Arabian Sea moved northwards with a speed of 5 kmph and is likely to intensify into an 'extremely severe cyclonic storm' during the next 6 hours. According to IMD, the Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (VSCS) "Biparjoy" is very likely to move nearly northwards and reach near Pakistan and adjoining Saurashtra and Kutch coasts as a very severe cyclonic storm on June 15. Taking to its official Twitter handle, IMD tweeted, "VSCS BIPARJOY lay centreed at 2330 IST of today, near lat 17.4 N and long 67.3 E, about 600km WSW of Mumbai, 530 km S-SW of Porbandar & 830 km S of Karachi. To intensify further and likely to reach near Pakistan & adjoining Saurashtra & Kutch coast around A/N of 15th June as VSCS."