MUMBAI: Due to continuous heavy rain in the city, the Mumbai University has cancelled all exams scheduled on Thursday even as Mumbai deputy director of education Sandeep Sangave has directed education officers of different zones, including Mumbai, to take a decision on shutting schools in case of heavy showers.
Currently, exams for engineering and pharmacy are on.
The Mumbai University's decision to cancel Thursday's exams came after the Thane and Palghar collectors and the Panvel municipal commissioner announced that all education institutions in their jurisdictions will remain closed.
In Navi Mumbai, all schools will remain shut on Thursday. In Thane district, schools will be closed on Thursday and Friday.
In the faroff rain-lashed Gadchiroli district, all schools, colleges and private offices will remain shut till July 16, said officials.
The India Meteorology Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rainfall in Palghar, Thane, Raigad, Nashik, Pune and Kolhapur districts for three days. It has issued an orange alert-heavy to very heavy rain at a few places-for Mumbai for Thursday.
