Holiday declared in Navi Mumbai schools tomorrow due to heavy rain warning
Jul 08, 2024
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 8 : The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation Education (NMMC) Department has declared a holiday in all schools in its jurisdiction in view of the heavy rain warning in Mumbai on Tuesday.
All government and private schools will remain closed as per the NMMC, Education Department orders.
In a letter, Dr Kailas Shinde, Commissioner Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation said, "Heavy rain warning has been received on July 9. For the safety of children, all schools of all mediums in the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation area should be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, July 9, 2024. The said order should be strictly implemented."
The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Mumbai, has issued a red alert for Mumbai, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg for Monday. RMC has also issued a red alert for Pune and Satara.
IMD has predicted heavy rainfall at isolated places in Mumbai till July 12.
IMD has predicted heavy to moderate rainfall in Palghar, Thane, Dhule, Nandurbar, Jalgaon, Nasik, Ahmednagar, Kolhapur, Sangli, Sholapur, Aurangabad, Jalna, Parbhani, Beed, Hingoli, Nanded, Latur, Osmanabad, Akola, Amravati, Bhandara, Buldhana, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Gondia, Nagpur, Wardha, Washim and Yavatmal upto Jul 12.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Mumbai for July 9, Tuesday.
The city is expected to receive very heavy rain in the next 24 hours. Mumbai recorded heavy rainfall on Monday morning, leading to traffic jams and waterlogging.
IMD Director at Mumbai Sunil Kamble told ANI, "Around 270 mm of rainfall was recorded between 2 am and 6 am today. An 'orange' alert for heavy to very heavy rainfall has been issued in Mumbai for the next 24 hours. An 'Yellow' alert for heavy rain has been issued for tomorrow."
In Mumbai, Ram Karan Yadav, General Manager, Central Railway, told ANI that it has been raining heavily since Sunday night.
"It has been raining heavily since (Sunday) night. More than 300 mm of rain has fallen in 6 hours. We are monitoring the situation and trying to keep the trains running," Yadav said.
He added, "Due to heavy rains, especially on the main line, there is waterlogging around Kurla Bhandup and here on the Harbour Line, from Wadala to Mankhurd, it is closed because there is a lot of waterlogging around Chunabhatti.These services are disrupted..."
Appealing to people not to leave their homes unnecessarily, Yadav said, "We have cancelled some trains and diverted some trains..."
Meanwhile, flight operations at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) were affected due to heavy rainfall in Mumbai on Monday morning. Schools were shut down, and exams were cancelled scheduled for today due to heavy rains.
