Schools and other educational institutions in and around India's financial capital Mumbai have been closed, and university examinations were postponed on Tuesday, after heavy rain over the past 20 hours.

Train and flight services were also hit adversely. Severe water logging was witnessed in a number of areas, after the city recorded over 300 millimeters of rainfall in various locations in six hours beginning at 1:00 p.m. on Monday.

All exams scheduled for Tuesday at the University of Mumbai were postponed. "New dates will be announced soon," said the university in a statement.

In a bid to ensure the safety and security of the people, National Disaster Response Force teams were deployed in several areas in and around Mumbai. People stuck in low-lying areas were shifted to safer places.

In a weather forecast, the India Meteorological Department stated that heavy rain would continue in Mumbai and other parts of the Maharashtra state for the next couple of days.