Mumbai: The financial capital of India continues to embrace heavy rainfall with residents being requested to remain indoors. A day after continuous downpours led to waterlogging and the cancellation of 11 flights the city tries to resume its normal life.
Schools and colleges have been allowed to open in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) area today. Noting that the rainfall was normal the civil body allowed students to proceed smoothly. No flight cancellations have been reported today yet. All airlines had issued travel advisories last evening given heavy rain, but no such advisories have been issued today so far, hinting at normal operations.
“Parents are humbly requested not to believe any other information or rumors regarding school and college holidays and to rely only on official information from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. The civic administration urges citizens to stay in touch with the management of the concerned schools and colleges for more information,” the BMC said in an update.
In a recent update, the India Meteorological Department informed about the significant rainfall in the state observed from 0830 hrs. With this, Mumbai on Red alert as Mumbai Police too urged people to remain indoor. “IMD has declared a red alert for Mumbai till today morning 8.30 am. Requesting all Mumbaikars to stay indoors, until essential. Please stay safe. Dial 100, 112 in case of emergencies,” the Mumbai Police said in a post on X.
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Furthermore, The Maharashtra government has urged Karnataka to release more water from Almatti dam to avoid flooding in Sangli and Kolhapur in view of heavy rainfall in the western part of the state. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams have been deployed in the city. The army’s airlifting teams too have been asked to stay on standby.
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