Showers to continue in Mumbai, schools and colleges to remain closed today

All educational institutions in Mumbai will remain closed on Wednesday and officials have asked people to stay at home, in the wake of warnings from the weather department that heavy rains will continue till Wednesday afternoon.

The weather bureau said the low pressure area, which caused Tuesday's deluge, will shift towards Gujarat by Wednesday afternoon and subsequently move to the Arabian Sea.The state government announced a holiday for all educational institutions in Mumbai on Wednesday.

Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis asked people to stay at home unless there is an emergency.Following instructions from state education minister Vinod Tawde calling for all school and college students to stay indoors, the University of Mumbai announced a holiday on August 30.

"Since the weather forecast says it will rain continuously over the next 24 hours, the university will remain shut on Wednesday and we request all affiliated colleges to remain shut," said a circular released by the university on Tuesday evening.