Police arrested 17 visitors from the coastal locations in Karachi for violation the Section 144 that was imposed by local administration amid threats of tropical cyclone Biparjoy.According to the sources, The Commissioner of Karachi imposed ban to bar the citizens from visiting the beaches as preventive measures after the issuance of alerts by the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) in this regard.Police officials said cases had been registered against all the 17 people for defying the Section 144.
hey would be presented before a court for further legal proceedings.On the other hand, District administration has vacated 36 buildings, which are declared dangerous, in north region while shops in these buildings have been sealed. The deputy commissioner north has also sealed all restaurants located on beaches.
The authorities have also set up shelter houses in Aram Bagh, Saddar, Lyari, Civil Line sub-divisions as mass evacuation has been started from the coastal areas. Furthermore, a contingency plan has been devised to handle any untoward situation.With bit less intensity the tropical cyclone “Biparjoy” is hardly 300 kilometers away from Sindh’s port Keti Bandar, the National Disaster Management Authority said in its latest update on Wednesday.
According to the latest NDMA forecast, tropical cyclone has weakened into a “Very Severe Cyclonic Storm” (VSCS) — Category 3, with sustained wind speeds of approximately 140-150 km/h and gusts up to 170 km/h.On Wednesday morning, Biparjoy was located in the Arabian Sea near Latitude 21.2° N and Longitude 66.6° E, roughly 380 km south of Karachi and 390 km south of Thatta.
