Mumbai schools, colleges closed amid orange alert for heavy rainfall
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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has declared a holiday for all government, municipal and private schools and colleges in Mumbai on Tuesday after the India Meteorological Department issued an orange alert for heavy rainfall and gusty winds.
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The civic body said the closure was a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of students and urged citizens to avoid stepping out unless necessary.
Schools and colleges in the neighbouring Thane and Raigad districts, as well as in the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation area, will also be closed on Tuesday in view of the heavy rainfall.
The order issued by the Thane district authorities said that continuous heavy rainfall in the past three days had increased the risk of waterlogging in low-lying areas, fallen trees and disruption to traffic.
Nashik alert
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis warned of nearly 300 mm rainfall in parts of the Nashik region because of “cloudburst-like” conditions, the Deccan Herald reported.
“Nashik and Trimbakeshwar have been identified as a high-alert zone for tomorrow,” he said on Monday. “We are asking people to be alert. The district administration has already begun preparations considering the possibility of a major cloudburst situation.”
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The warnings came after several days of heavy rainfall disrupted transport in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region and surrounding areas.
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