Mumbai rains: BMC declares holiday for schools, colleges amid downpour

With the India Meteorological Department IMD issuing a red alert for Mumbai amid heavy rains the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC on Thursday declared holiday for all schools and colleges in the cityThe municipal corporation has appealed to schools to inform parents and take necessary precautions amid Mumbai rainsThe India Meteorological Department IMD has issued a Red Alert warning for Mumbai Considering this a holiday has been declared for all schools and all colleges within Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC area With reference to this BMC appeals to schools and the teachers to inform the representatives of guardians alongwith take necessary precautions and ensure proper coordination at the school level the BMC said in a post on XThe India Meteorological Department IMD has issued a Red Alert warning for Mumbai Considering this a holiday has been declared for all schools and all colleges within Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC area With reference to this BMC appeals to schools and thehellipmdash Mumbai BMC mybmc July 25 2024Amid Mumbai rains several areas of the city recorded more than 100 mm of rainfall between 4 am and 1 pm on Thursday an official told PTIMalpa Dongri area in Andheri recorded the highest rainfall of 157 mm during this period followed by Paspoli in Powai receiving 155 mm and Dindoshi receiving 154 mm rainfallThe IMD has issued a red alert for Mumbai city and neighbouring Thane Raigad and Palghar districts forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall in some places and extremely heavy rainfall in isolated places during the dayIn the coastal Konkan region of Maharashtra the IMD has issued an orange alert for Ratnagiri district heavy to very heavy rainfall and a yellow alert for Sindhudurg district for ThursdayMeanwhile Maharashtra deputy Chief Ministers Ajit Pawar and Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday took stock of the flooding situation in Mumbai Thane and Pune cities which are receiving extremely heavy rains reported PTIPawar visited the state disaster management department at the government headquarters Mantralaya in Mumbai and instructed officials in the affected cities to mobilise all necessary resources and relocate people to safer areas reported PTIFadnavis was briefed about the deployment of two teams of the National Disaster Response Force in Pune and use of 11 boats to relocate residents of Ekata Nagar there to safer locations reported PTIBoth leaders also issued a public appeal urging people to avoid unnecessary outdoor activities and remain calmWith inputs from PTI