Sindh government postpones all examinations due to Cyclone Biparjoy. In reaction to the Very Severe Cyclonic System (VSCS) Biparjoy, which is expected to make landfall between Karachi and India’s Gujarat on Thursday, the Sindh government announced that all exams would be canceled from today (Wednesday).
To prevent any loss of life and inconvenience to the general public, Karachi’s Assistant Commissioner Abid Qamar Shaikh announced in a notice that “all examinations, educational seminars, summer camps, and education-related activities may be canceled/rescheduled from June 14, 2023, until the end of the storm.”
As the Sindh government postpones all examinations due to Cyclone Biparjoy, the cyclone is expected to hit the Karachi Division’s coastal districts, bringing severe storms or rain to the city, according to the warning.
According to the most recent forecast from Pakistan Meteorologist Department (PMD), the cyclone over the northeast Arabian Sea has moved farther north-northwestward in the preceding six hours.
Biparjoy is currently located near Latitude 21.2°N and Longitude 66.6°E, approximately 410 kilometers south of Karachi and 400 kilometers south of Thatta.
According to the Met Office, sea conditions are excellent around the system core, with a maximum wave height of 30 feet and persistent surface winds of 150-160 kmph with gusts to 180 kmph.
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Pakistan’s climate change minister, Sherry Rehman, said during a news conference Tuesday in Islamabad that the cyclone was expected to hit some of the districts where floods last summer left 1,739 people dead and caused $30 billion in losses.
She said the government would do its best to ensure the speedy evacuation of people from coastal areas and promised efforts would be made to return them home once the situation improves.
Climate change, according to experts, is causing an increase in cyclones in the Arabian Sea region, making natural disaster preparations even more critical. Pakistan is one of the top ten countries most affected by climate change, despite contributing less than 1% to global greenhouse gas emissions.
