School Closed: In view of a heavy rain alert, Pune District Collector Dr Suhas Diwase has announced a public holiday for all schools and colleges in Pune city and Pimpri Chinchwad today(Thursday). The directives were issued after the India Meteorological Department issued an alert that there will be rains coupled with lightning and thunderstorms. Pune city on Wednesday witnessed heavy rains in the evening and there was water-logging in several areas.
Meanwhile, in view of the ‘red alert’ issued for Mumbai by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), schools and colleges will remain closed, said Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Sharing a post on X(previously Twitter), BMC wrote, “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.”
On September 25, the IMD, in its daily weather bulletin for the country, forecasted heavy to very heavy rainfall in isolated areas of Konkan & Goa, Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam, East Madhya Pradesh, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, Marathwada, Coastal Karnataka, and Bihar. It also predicted heavy rainfall in isolated regions of Rayalaseema, Gujarat Region, Chhattisgarh, West Madhya Pradesh, Gangetic West Bengal, Odisha, Madhya Maharashtra, Interior Karnataka, and Telangana.
Mumbai Schools and colleges to remain closed on Thursday due to heavy rain, announces BMC
Meanwhile, in view of the ‘red alert’ issued for Mumbai by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), schools and colleges will remain closed, said Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Sharing a post on X(previously Twitter), BMC wrote, “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.”
On September 25, the IMD, in its daily weather bulletin for the country, forecasted heavy to very heavy rainfall in isolated areas of Konkan & Goa, Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam, East Madhya Pradesh, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, Marathwada, Coastal Karnataka, and Bihar. It also predicted heavy rainfall in isolated regions of Rayalaseema, Gujarat Region, Chhattisgarh, West Madhya Pradesh, Gangetic West Bengal, Odisha, Madhya Maharashtra, Interior Karnataka, and Telangana.