Modi reviews disaster management preparations ahead of Cyclone Phyan
New Delhi: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi called an emergency meeting to review disaster management preparations on the oncoming Cyclone Phyan, which is expected to hit the Gujarat coast later this evening. The high alert meeting was attended by government officials,
including the Revenue Minister, Urban development minister, Chief Secretary, State
Police Chief, Revenue and Disaster Management officials. Modi directed collectors
and disaster management units of Bhavnagar, Anand, Vadodara, Ahmedabad and all
south Gujarat districts to stay on high-alert. District authorities have asked
people living in low lying areas of Valsad and Navasari to evacuate the areas
as a precautionary measure. He also directed the police chief to put State Reserve
Police Force on alert.
