Four months after the devastating quake, Gujarat is now in the path of another natural disaster, with a severe cyclonic storm expected to hit the south Gujarat coast between Surat and Veravel on Saturday morning.
Though a late night agency report quoted the India Meteorological Department chief, AB Mazumdar, as saying the cyclonic storm has slightly moved away from the Gujarat coast, the possibility of it again turning and coming back cannot be ruled out.
Meanwhile, industries in the Surat-Veravel belt of south Gujarat and Saurashtra coast are taking all precautionary steps to minimise damages.
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