The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) also appealed to residents to step out only if necessary. BMC Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani announced that all educational institutions would remain shut for the afternoon session, citing the safety of students amid continuous downpour since morning
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The IMD issued a 'red alert', forecasting extremely heavy rains at isolated places in Mumbai and neighbouring areas on Monday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert for Mumbai, and neighbouring Thane and Raigad districts, forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places and extremely heavy showers at isolated locations on Monday and Tuesday.
It also issued a red alert for Ratnagiri district on Monday, and an orange alert for Sindhudurg on Monday and Tuesday. The IMD issued a orange alert for Palghar on Monday, while a red alert for the district on Tuesday.
Following the IMD alert, prompting the city civic body to declare a holiday for all schools and colleges, officials said.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) also appealed to residents to step out only if necessary. BMC Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani announced that all educational institutions would remain shut for the afternoon session, citing the safety of students amid continuous downpour since morning.
The civic body, in a statement, urged people to step out only if essential. It also appealed to residents to contact its disaster control helpline 1916 in case of emergencies or for official updates.
Roads in several areas were inundated after the heavy downpour for the third consecutive day on Monday. Some low-lying areas like the Andheri Subway and Lokhandwala Complex witnessed water accumulation at a few locations, affecting traffic movement.
Heavy rains have been lashing Mumbai since Saturday.
After the overnight downpour on Monday, rain intensity further increased from 9 am, a civic official said.
The island city, eastern and western suburbs recorded an average rainfall of 37 mm, 39 mm and 29 mm, respectively, in just one hour from 9 am. Chembur in the eastern suburbs recorded the highest rainfall of 65 mm, followed by 50 mm in Shivaji Nagar in the one-hour period, the official said.
In the 24 hours ending at 8 am on Monday, the island city recorded an average rainfall of 54.58 mm, the eastern suburbs received 72.61 mm, while the western suburbs recorded 65.86 mm of rain, according to officials. Several areas recorded more than 100 mm of rainfall during the period, they said.
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