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As Cyclone Biparjoyintensified into an "extremely severe cyclonic storm" on Sunday, a warning was issued for the coastline in Gujarat and Pakistan, the areas surrounding where it is expected to make landfall. According to the latest information by India Meteorological Department (IMD), ‘Biparjoy’ over the east-central Arabian Sea will cross Saurashtra-Kutch in Gujarat and adjoining Pakistan coasts around the afternoon of June 15. The impact, however, is expected to be the harshest in Gujarat where it will hit as a "very severe cyclonic storm (VSCS)". As of this morning, Cyclone Biparjoylay centred about 480 kilometres south-southwest of Porbandar, 530 km south-southwest of Dwarka and 610 km south-southwest of Naliya in Kutch, IMD bulletin showed. "VSCS (very severe cyclonic storm) 'Biparjoy' intensified into an ESCS (extremely severe cyclonic storm) at 5:50 am today (Sunday), about 480 km SSW of Porbandar, 530 km SSW of Dwarka and 610 km SSW of Naliya. "To cross Saurashtra and Kutch and adjoining Pakistan coasts bw Mandvi, Gujarat and Karachi, Pakistan around noon of June 15 as VSCS (very severe cyclonic storm)," the weather department tweeted. Cyclone Alert for Saurashtra and Kutch Coast: Yellow Message. ESCS BIPARJOY lay at 1130IST today, about 450 km SSW of Porbandar, 490 km SSW of Dwarka, 570 km SSW of Naliya. To cross Saurashtra and Kutch and adj Pakistan coasts around noon of 15 June as VSCS. It is the second-strongest cyclone in Arabian Sea, according to IMD, the st...