Thane Rain News: The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) has announced that schools and colleges in the city will remain closed on Tuesday, August 19. The decision comes after continuous heavy rainfall and a red alert issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD). As per the official circular, the holiday applies to pre-primary, primary, secondary, higher secondary schools (11th and 12th standard – junior college), aided and unaided institutions in the city.
“In the backdrop of the ongoing heavy rainfall in Thane district, a holiday has been declared for all types of schools, of all mediums and all managements, in the Thane Municipal Corporation area on 18 August 2025 and 19 August 2025,” the TMC said in a post on X (formerly Twitter).
According to the reports, Thane recorded over 100 millimeters of rain on Monday in just eight hours. The Regional Disaster Management Cell of TMC said the city received 100.31 millimeters of rainfall between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The heaviest rain occurred between 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m., with 27.44 millimeters falling between 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. This brings the total rainfall for the monsoon season to 2,016.81 millimeters, approaching last year’s total of 2,517.89 millimeters.
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The Meteorological Department has forecast extremely heavy rain in Thane city on Tuesday, August 19, and issued a red alert for the district. Rain is expected to continue on August 20. The municipal corporation has urged citizens to avoid going out unless necessary and to follow official instructions.