Mumbai rainfall alert: CM Eknath Shinde announced holidays in schools in Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, and Palghar for Thursday in view of the weather alert.As heavy rain lashed Mumbai and adjoining Thane and Palghar districts on Wednesday, triggering waterlogging and traffic woes. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of further downpour over the week in several districts
IMD said that western India including several districts in Maharashtra will continue to witness light to moderate ‘fairly widespread to widespread’ rainfall, with some areas experiencing ‘heavy to very heavy’ rainfall in isolated pockets till Sunday. (Check Mumbai rain LIVE updates)
The IMD Mumbai also warned that heavy rainfall is likely to continue in the city and suburbs with a possibility of “very heavy rainfall at a few places” in the next 24 hours. Meanwhile chief minister Eknath Shinde announced holidays for schools in Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, and Palghar districts for Thursday in view of the situation