Cyclone Biparjoy Alert: Karachi’s Seaview Road blocked for traffic
The cyclone lay at a distance of about 600km south of Karachi
Karachi’s Seaview Road has been blocked for traffic on Monday.
The development takes place after the imposition of Section 144 in all the areas near the coast, including DHA, under which people have been restricted from visiting beaches.
As reported, Sea View Road has also been blocked from a local restaurant to Khayaban-e-Ittehad.
The traffic from Khayaban-e-Mujahid is being directed towards the service road while the traffic from Khayaban-e-Ittehad is being diverted back to Khayaban-e-Saba.
“Abdul Sattar Edhi Avenue has been closed at Sehr junction while traffic from Dolmen Mall, Clifton is being diverted to Khayaban-i-Ittehad via Saba Avenue,” South Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Syed Asad Raza told.
“However, traffic from Clock Tower towards Dolmen Mall has been allowed,” he added.
The residents of the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) have already been advised to take precautionary measures as the Arabian Sea cyclone Biparjoy moves closer to the metropolis.
SSP Raza elaborated that there was “no ban on going to Seaview” but restrictions were in place on venturing out into the open sea for swimming, fishing, etc.
“In view of the upcoming cyclone, District South police have issued an elaborate security plan to prevent foolhardy visitors from venturing out into the open sea despite a clear ban by the Sindh government.
“We have set up over 15 checkpoints at Seaview and other roads leading to the beach for public safety,” the SSP said.
SSP Raza added that emergency control rooms had been set up at Seaview to help visitors in distress.
As per the MET update on the cyclone, Biparjot on Monday has moved further northward during the last 12 hours and lay at a distance of about 600km south of Karachi, 580km south of Thatta, and 710km southeast of Ormara.
The Met department said the system is “most likely to track further northward until June 14 morning”.
The cyclone would then recurve northeastward and cross between Keti Bandar (southeast Sindh) and the Indian Gujrat coast on June 15 as a “very severe cyclonic storm”, MET said.
The PMD said “The cyclone’s maximum sustained surface winds were 160-180km per hour while gusts as high as 200km/h were around the system center. Sea conditions were phenomenal around the system center with maximum wave height 35-40 feet”, it added.
On Monday, the government of Sindh launched an evacuation drive along the coastal areas in the wake of cyclone Biparjoy
As reported, the provincial government plans to evacuate around 50,000 people from Kati Bandar and surrounding areas in view of Cyclone Biparjoy.
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah visited the Sajawal coastline in view of the cyclone and conducted an aerial inspection of the Sajawal, Thatta, and Badin coastlines.
