Overview

• The Maharashtra State Board announced the change after Shinde directed School Education Minister Dada Bhuse to implement relief for affected students.
• The previous cutoff of September 30 has been pushed back to give Class 12 candidates in flood-hit areas additional time to submit forms.
• The India Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for Mumbai, Thane, Palghar and Raigad, forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall.
• Officials report 4,002 rescues in Solapur, nearly 6,500 people in relief camps, and 2,567 families relocated since September, with 10 deaths recorded.
• The state is providing Rs 10,000 per family and 10 kg each of rice and wheat, with evacuation and relocation plans prepared for vulnerable villages.