The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had ordered closure of all schools and colleges for the first morning session and later the afternoon session too across Mumbai, as the city will be under lockdown for only six hours from 1 pm onwards. There was more than 300 mm of rain.
Sometime back, Raigad authorities had also ordered closure of all educational institutions for a day as rains have continued in the district since midnight, and the same is likely to happen in other districts of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.
Apart from heavy rain, there will be a big tide at 1.57 pm. 4.40 meters high, and the combined impact of the two could pose a serious threat to students and citizens, especially in coastal or mountainous areas.
Raigad Fort, the famous capital of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, was inundated by torrential rains and large amounts of water washed away the 1,356-metre 1,737 stairs leading to the hill top, scaring away many tourists, while Raigad ropeway services have also been suspended. .
Sometime back, Raigad authorities had also ordered closure of all educational institutions for a day as rains have continued in the district since midnight, and the same is likely to happen in other districts of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.
Apart from heavy rain, there will be a big tide at 1.57 pm. 4.40 meters high, and the combined impact of the two could pose a serious threat to students and citizens, especially in coastal or mountainous areas.
Raigad Fort, the famous capital of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, was inundated by torrential rains and large amounts of water washed away the 1,356-metre 1,737 stairs leading to the hill top, scaring away many tourists, while Raigad ropeway services have also been suspended. .
