While a holiday has been declared for schools following heavy rain warning by Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) Mumbai, a wave of panic was witnessed among parents and school bus owners over ensuring children's safety to drop them back home. Most of the schools in the city were closed due to Ganesh Chaturthi, however, some schools were functioning before the holiday declaration by the government. After the warning which advised citizens to stay indoors, the chaos started when the school children had to be dropped home.

With similar bus services running for multiple schools which generally have different timings, the situation became chaotic when all schools decided to call for buses at once to drop children home. The President of School Bus Owners Association, Anil Garg said, "Due to heavy downpour, all schools have declared it a holiday for the afternoon shift. Children have to be taken back home immediately but due to the sudden warning, the buses cannot pick up all the children at the same time. The dropping process will take time as the buses run for different schools. The schools have been informed about this situation and have been asked to call the parents to pick up their children instead of transport operators who are receiving continuous calls from parents to know the status of their children."