The Panvel, Thane, Bhiwandi and Navi Mumbai civic authorities on Tuesday announced a holiday for all schools, colleges, and training centres in their jurisdiction on Wednesday, August 20, due to a warning for heavy rainfall.

An official notification issued by the Panvel Municipal Corporation said that the it applies to all government and private primary and secondary schools, aided and unaided institutions, ashram schools, junior colleges, and vocational and training institutes.

It said that the decision was made under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, after the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a forecast for "heavy to very heavy rainfall with extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places" in Raigad district.