Maharashtra rain: Schools and colleges to remain closed on Thursday due to heavy rain, announces BMC

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 25 (ANI): In wake of the 'red alert' issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), schools and colleges will remain closed, said Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
Also, BMC has advised people of the city to only step out of their homes if required.
"The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a Red Alert for Mumbai, till tomorrow morning 8.30 am. In view of this, all schools and colleges in Mumbai have been declared a holiday for tomorrow Thursday, 26 September 2024, in consideration of the safety of students. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) administration requests Mumbaikars to step out of homes only if required." BMC said on X.
This comes amid heavy rainfall that has lashed parts of Mumbai, affected the bus services due to waterlogging and traffic congestion.
Meanwhile, BMC officials are constantly reviewing the situation from the Disaster Management Control Room at the BMC Headquarters.
IMD forecasted thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and intense spells of rain with gusty winds reaching 40-50 kmph very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Mumbai, Palghar, Nandurbar, Dhule, Jalgaon, Solapur & Satara during the next few hours.
Earlier in the day, IMD issued a red alert for Thane, Palghar, and Raigad districts while for Ratnagiri district on September 26.
On September 25, in its daily weather bulletin for the nation, IMD predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over Konkan & Goa, Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam, East Madhya Pradesh, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, Marathwada, Coastal Karnataka, Bihar; Heavy rainfall at isolated places over Rayalaseema, Gujarat Region, Chhattisgarh, West Madhya Pradesh, Gangetic West Bengal, Odisha, Madhya Maharashtra, Interior Karnataka & Telangana. (ANI)