The municipal authorities in Mumbai declared a holiday on Thursday for all municipal, government and private schools and colleges.
In Mumbai and its suburbs amid forecast of extremely heavy rainfall in the area. The announcement came after the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Mumbai issued a red alert in the city and its suburban areas from 8 pm on Wednesday to Thursday afternoon.
A tweet, posted on the official Twitter handle of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, warned the citizens to stay alert and follow instructions from the administration.
“India Meteorological Department (Mumbai) has issued extremely heavy Rainfall warning (Red Alert) for Mumbai City and suburban area from 8pm today till tomorrow afternoon,” the tweet read.
Indian Meteorological Department (Mumbai) has issued Extremely Heavy Rainfall Warning (Red Alert) for Mumbai City & Suburban area from 8pm today till tomorrow afternoon
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“Considering the safety of students as a top priority, the Municipal Commissioner and Administrator Dr Iqbal Singh Chahal has declared a holiday for all Municipal, government and private primary, secondary and higher secondary schools and all colleges in the Mumbai City and Suburbs, for tomorrow, Thursday, 27 July 2023. BMC requests all citizens to stay alert, stay indoors and kindly follow instructions from the administration,” it added.
Incessant heavy rain lashed Mumbai on Wednesday, slowing down road traffic, but services of suburban trains remained normal with slight delays. The weather bureau had earlier issued an orange alert for Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, and Palghar districts for Thursday predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places, civic officials said.