Maharashtra schools and colleges to remain shut tomorrow amid heavy rain

Amid IMD warning for tomorrow, schools and colleges will remain shut in Mumbai, , Palghar, Thane, Mumbai Metropolitan Region and Raigad districts.



While all government and semi Government employees in MMR Region are allowed to report late on their duties, the government has appealed the public to stay safe at home.


Heavy rains have crippled Mumbai and other regions since Saturday.


At least five persons were killed in Mumbai and Satara as rains continued to clobber large parts of Maharashtra, especially the coastal Konkan region, on Sunday, hitting train services badly.

IAF helicopters rescued 58 people in Thane and boats were deployed to rescue around 400 people stranded in Mumbai suburbs, officials said.

In the state capital, Mala Nigam, 52, and her son Sanket, 26, were killed due to electrocution in Santacruz east and Mehboob M. Shaikh, 20, was washed away in the Mahim Creek off Dharavi, said the BMC Disaster Control.