India News | Ahmedabad Airport Ops Suspended for Seven Hours Due to Cyclone
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Ahmedabad airport suspended its operations for seven hours on Tuesday as a precautionary measure due to cyclone Tauktae, an official said.
Ahmedabad, May 18 (PTI) The Ahmedabad airport suspended its operations for seven hours on Tuesday as a precautionary measure due to cyclone Tauktae, an official said.
The airport resumed operations at 5 on early Tuesday morning after remaining shut from 7.30 pm on Monday.
But the operations were again suspended at 3 pm as the cyclone brought heavy winds and rain to the city.
The operations resumed at 10 pm.
The cyclone made landfall on the Gujarat coast on Monday night and proceeded as a very severe cyclonic storm before weakening gradually.
As of Tuesday night, it lay 60 km north-northeast of Ahmedabad.
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