Maharashtra Holidays In 2019

News About Maharashtra Holidays In 2019

• Holiday declared on 5 September for schools and junior colleges in Mumbai

  A holiday was declared on 5 September for schools and junior colleges in Mumbai on account of the torrential rains. This will be applicable across Mumbai and Thane as well as the Konkan region. A red alert was issued by the weather department on 4 September. Over 100 weather stations in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region recorded 200+ mm of rainfall over the last 24 hours. The holiday for educational institutions was declared as part of a precautionary measure. Rail services have been interrupted by the rains since Wednesday resulting in protests by commuters over the cancellations and delays in train services. Airport operations were also affected by the rains with 24 flights held on ground, 20 cancelled, 280 delayed, and just five taking off on Wednesday. Heavy waterlogging was reported in various parts of the city.

  

  5 September 2019

• Maharashtra Declares 2 July as Public Holiday after Heavy Rains

  Due to heavy rains there were water logging at several places in the financial capital of Mumbai and surrounding areas, the State Government has declared 2 July 2019 as a public holiday. The BMC CPRO said that in the wake of the extremely heavy rainfall forecast by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the Government of Maharashtra has declared 2 July as a public holiday as a precautionary measure for Mumbai city and its people. Earlier, the government had declared 2 July as a holiday for all government and private schools. Maharashtra School Education Minister Ashish Shelar said that the government would like to announce and confirm that 2 July 2019 has been declared a holiday for all private and public schools in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, kokan areas and Thane.

  IMD has predicted that there will be intermittent rain in the city and suburbs, with heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places for the next 24 hours. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) commissioner Pravin Pradeshi has directed all the ward officials to reach their offices and monitor the situation. The Central Railway has also suspended the movement of suburban trains, stating safety. The railways said that the Maharashtra government and several other agencies have been requested to ply extra buses between Mumbai and Pune for intercity travellers.

  

  2 July 2019

• Government Declares Public Holiday after Rain-Related Accidents in Mumbai

  Unprecedented rains in Mumbai has left as many as 16 people dead overnight to rain-related accidents in Mumbai and Thane in the last 48 hours. Taking precautionary measures, the Maharashtra Government has declared a public holiday on 2 July 2019. In a late-night order, the municipal commissioner announced that all schools and colleges will remain closed on Tuesday. On Tuesday, at least 13 people were killed after a compound wall collapsed in Malad area here due to heavy rains, NDRF officials said. The incident occurred around 2:00 a.m. when the compound wall in Pimpripada of Malad east area collapsed and people living in the slum adjacent to the wall were trapped under the debris. NDRF officials stated that the deceased were living in the slums.

  They added that their team of National Disaster Response Force along with their sniffer dog reached the site of incident immediately after receiving the details. Also, a team of fire brigade and local police reached the site and took control of the situation. In another incident, about 3 people were killed and one injured after a wall of a school in Kalyan on the nearby hutments killing three persons. Meanwhile, six labourers were killed and about two injured after a wall collapsed on their makeshift shelters in Ambegaon area in Pune. As per the fire brigade officials, the incident took place near Sinhgad College campus on Monday night.

  

  2 July 2019

• IT companies in Pune announce paid holiday on April 23 and April 29

  With Pune having a huge number of voters who work in the IT sector, certain IT companies have announced a paid holiday on the poll days. It needs to be mentioned here that people in Pune will vote on April 23 and April 29.  

  An Election Commission of India notification has stated that all establishments and shops are required to be closed on the day of polling in a constituency where general or bye-elections are slated to be held. 

  Pune votes during the third and fourth phase of the general elections. During the third phase of the elections, 14 districts of the state vote while 11 districts vote during the fourth phase of the elections. 

  

  12 April 2019