As an effect of Cyclone Biparjoy, the districts of Barmer, Sirohi, Udaipur, Jalore and Jodhpur in western Rajasthan experienced heavy rain on Saturday morning, with winds blowing at 50 to 60 kph.In the last 24 hours, the maximum impact of the cyclone was seen in Jalore, Sirohi and Barmer as heavy rain was recorded in these districts.
The Meteorological Department has issued an ‘orange’ alert for Barmer, Jalore, Sirohi and Pali for Saturday.
Fourteen trains passing through Barmer have been cancelled while two flights from Udaipur to Delhi and Mumbai have also been cancelled. More than 5,000 people of five villages of Barmer adjacent to the Pakistan border have been evacuated to safer places.Due to the effect of Biparjoy, most of the state has been covered by clouds
