IMD Issues ‘Red Alert’ In Mumbai Due To Heavy Rain; All Schools And Colleges Closed

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) upgraded the ‘orange’ signal to red for the financial capital from Wednesday night until Thursday afternoon due to the continuous rain that pounded sections of Mumbai and its suburbs on Wednesday.

High alert in Mumbai due to heavy rain

The weather service had earlier in the day issued an orange signal for the city as well as Thane, Raigad, and Palghar districts, warning of heavy to very heavy rains.
Between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. on Wednesday, Mumbai saw an average rainfall of 101.35 mm, while the eastern and western suburbs saw average rainfall of 87.54 mm and 102.55 mm, respectively.

What BMC has to say?

Due to the expected heavy rains in the city, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday declared a holiday for all public and private schools and institutions on July 27.

The BMC’s administrator and municipal commissioner, Iqbal Singh Chahal, released a statement about it on Wednesday night. The BMC has declared a holiday for all municipal, government-run, and private primary, secondary, and higher secondary schools as well as all institutions in the city and suburbs on Thursday in light of the red alert issued for Mumbai since student safety is of the utmost importance, according to the statement.

Additionally, the University of Mumbai has postponed all of the city’s scheduled exams for Thursday. The institution stated that the revised date would be made public later.

Trains running on time

According to the most recent update from the Western and Central Railways, although the city’s roads were disrupted by the heavy showers, all local train services were operating at a regular speed.

Since Wednesday morning, due to waterlogging, the Andheri subway, an underpass between Andheri and Jogeshwari railway stations, has been blocked for traffic a few times throughout the downpour.

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The financial city, meanwhile, experienced its wettest July ever on Wednesday following the heavy downpours, with the month’s total rainfall reaching a record 1557.8 mm, according to IMD.