Vehicles wade through waterlogged streets in Mumbai as heavy rains lash the city, prompting widespread shutdowns. | File Image
Mumbai Rain: Following continuous rains and a ‘red alert’ issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) announced that Tuesday would be a holiday for all schools and colleges, government, semi-government, private, and municipal in Mumbai and suburbs. All BMC offices have also been closed except for essential services, which will be working as usual.
While the city is reeling under persistent rain, the BMC has appealed to private organisations to implement work-from-home arrangements and requested citizens to refrain from non-essential movement for their safety as well as to enable better handling of the situation.
