The Panvel Municipal Corporation has declared a holiday for all schools, colleges and training institutes on July 2 due to a forecast of heavy to extremely heavy rainfall. The decision, issued under the Disaster Management Act, follows an IMD alert and a district administration directive. All educational institutions have been instructed to comply in the interest of student safety.
The Panvel Municipal Corporation has declared a holiday for all schools, colleges, ashram schools and vocational training institutes within its jurisdiction on July 2, following a forecast of heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in the region.
Legal Basis
The decision was announced through a circular issued by Municipal Commissioner Mangesh Chitale under the provisions of the Disaster Management Act, 2005.
According to the circular, the India Meteorological Department has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall, with isolated spells of extremely heavy rain, between July 1 and July 5 across parts of the region. In view of the weather warning, the Raigad District Administration had already ordered a holiday on July 2 for all schools, colleges and anganwadis in Panvel taluka.
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