BMC Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani announced that all educational institutions would remain shut for the afternoon session, citing the safety of students amid continuous downpour since morning.The civic body, in a statement, appealed to the people to step out only if necessary.It also appealed to residents to contact its disaster control helpline 1916 in case of emergencies or for official updates.Heavy rains have been lashing Mumbai since Saturday.After the heavy downpour overnight on Monday, the rain intensity further increased from 9 am, a civic official said.The island city, eastern and western suburbs recorded an average rainfall of 37 mm, 39 mm and 29 mm, respectively, in just one hour from 9 am.Chembur in the eastern suburbs recorded the highest rainfall of 65 mm, followed by 50 mm in Shivaji Nagar in the one-hour period, the official said.In the 24 hours ending at 8 am on Monday, the island city recorded an average rainfall of 54.58 mm, the eastern suburbs received 72.61 mm, while the western suburbs recorded 65.86 mm rain, according to officials.Several areas recorded more than 100 mm rainfall during the period, they said.
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