Maharashtra rains: From schools to offices, what is open and closed on 20 July

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schools shut on 20 July owing to the heavy rains in the state and the warning by the weather department that the rains may continue on Thursday. "In view of the continuous rains in Mumbai, considering the safety of the students, the Municipal Corporation has declared a holiday for tomorrow, 20th July, for primary, secondary, and higher secondary schools (Nursery to Class 12) of all management in the Mumbai Metropolis," said Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The State Disaster Management Unit of Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri, and Sindhudurg districts have also decided to keep the schools shut on Thursday.

The administration of Palghar and Gadchiroli districts have decided to keep the colleges closed on Thursday owing to the ‘Red alert’ issued by the Indian Meteorological Department. The collector of Palghar announced a holiday for all educational institutions in the district (schools and colleges) in expectation of the heavy rains in the district. Given the heavy rains in Mumbai, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde ordered that government offices should be closed early so that the employees can reach home on time.

The order comes amid long traffic snarls in the city and disruption of the operation of Mumbai local trains. Currently, there is no order on the closure of offices and they are expected to remain open on 20 July.  The Chief Minister said that the NDRF and SDRF teams are on high alert and are working on rescue operations in the state. "All the emergency agencies NDRFs, SDRFs, and Municipal cooperation's, everyone is on alert mode.