Overview

• Palghar district ordered a one-day holiday for all schools, colleges and anganwadis on September 29 after a red alert on Sunday and an orange alert for Monday.
• Headmasters, teachers and non-teaching staff in Palghar were told to report during regular hours to assist local disaster management efforts.
• Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar declared a precautionary holiday for schools and colleges outside municipal corporation limits under the Disaster Management Act following a yellow alert.
• Overnight downpours in Palghar caused one death in Dahanu taluka, damaged or washed away roads and bridges, and prompted multiple rescues and relocations.
• Authorities reported the Vaitarna and Pinjal rivers above warning levels, while the IMD issued an orange alert for Mumbai, Thane, Palghar and Raigad and officials prepared relocation plans for riverside villages.