School Closed Today LIVE: 3 districts declare holiday for Classes 1 to 12; yellow alert for Thane, Panvel
Suviral Shukla | August 20, 2025 | 02:42 PM IST | 4 mins read
Mumbai University has also postponed the semester exams due to heavy rainfall across the city. The exams have been rescheduled on August 23.
Holiday has been declared for classes 1 to 12 in schools in Thane, Panvel, Pune, Lonavala districts amid the IMD yellow alert. The Education Department of the Thane District Council has announced to shut all schools on August 20.
Mumbai University has also postponed the semester exams due to heavy rainfall across the city. The exams have been rescheduled on August 23.
The IMD has issued warning for heavy rain accompanied with thunderstorm for Maharashtra's Palghar, Mumbai suburban, Mumbai city, Thane, Pune, Raigad. While, several districts in Gujarat such as Devbhoomi, Dwarka, Porbandar, Junagarh, Gir Somnath, Amreli have also been under the heavy rainfall radar.
On August 18, the IMD issued a red warning and predicted heavy rainfall across many places in Mumbai suburb, low lying areas. Following the warning, the BMC closed all educational institutions for the afternoon session.
An incident was reported when a school bus carrying 6 students and two staff members was stuck on a waterlogged road in Mumbai. Fortunately, all the children were rescued and reached home safely.
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The Mumbai Police issued a warning and urged all the citizens to step out only if necessary.
"Our officials and staff are on high alert and ready to assist. In case of any emergency, please dial 100 / 112 / 103. Your safety always comes first,” the Mumbai police said in its X account.
The weather department has issued a red alert for Mumbai, and nearby coastal districts, including Raigad, Ratnagiri and other areas, warning of heavy rainfall and gusty winds.
Several low-lying areas in the city, such as Andheri Subway and Lokhandwala Complex, experienced waterlogging, disrupting traffic and causing delays in local trains, public transport.
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