MUMBAI: Owing to the forecast of heavy rain across Mumbai and Maharashtra amid onging heavy downpour and subsequent floods, the state government has postponed the elections to cooperative societies which have more that 250 members till September 30, a state cooperative department directive said on Friday.
Over 7,500 housing and credit societies which have memberships of more than 250 people will thus have to stay the elections till September end, however, it stated pointing out that there would not be any stay on those which are to be held in societies having less than 250 members. The directive points out the fact that overall public life has got badly crippled by the flood-like situation causing deaths of more than 88 people and around 181 animals.
