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School Closed: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday clarified a rumour. A message claimed that all schools and colleges in Mumbai and its surrounding areas will remain closed on Wednesday. But the BMC has said that this claim is false and misleading. The municipal corporation clarified that they have not released any such information on their official social media platforms.
BMC gave a clarification on social media.
BMC has posted on its official X (formerly Twitter) account that this message is fake. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has not released any such information through its official social media platform. This false message claimed that schools and colleges in the city have been closed due to a red alert issued by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). This claim has now been completely refuted by the BMC.
IMD issues alerts for Mumbai and surrounding districts…
The BMC told news agency PTI that the IMD has issued an orange alert for August 20. Under this alert, heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely in areas like Mumbai, Thane and Palghar. Along with this, a red alert has been declared in Raigad district, where there is a warning of very heavy rainfall in some areas.
IMD’s latest update: Red alert in many districts…
According to the latest information released by IMD, Palghar, Mumbai city, Mumbai suburbs, Thane, Pune and Raigad are likely to receive heavy rains with thunderstorms for the next few days and a red alert has been issued in these areas. IMD has clarified that they have not issued any order to close schools and colleges. Citizens have been appealed to take information only from official sources and avoid rumours.
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