Mumbai
Heavy rains have been forecast for Mumbai, Thane and other parts of the Konkan, officials said here on Thursday.
As a precautionery measure Education Minister Ashish Shelar declared a holiday for all schools and junior colleges in Mumbai and surroundings.
In an early morning tweet, he said district collectors elsewhere can take a call depending on the local situation.
Mumbai and the coastal Konkan districts have been lashed by a fresh spell of rain since the past three days and the India Meteorological Department has predicted a wet week for the region.
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