India, July 6 -- Relentless monsoon rain continued to batter Pune district on Monday, with the Lonavala ghat section recording 670mm of rainfall in the past 24 hours, triggering landslides, disrupting road and rail connectivity with Mumbai, and forcing authorities to declare a holiday for all schools across the district.

According to the latest rainfall data, the Lonavala met office recorded the highest rainfall at 670mm during the 24-hour period ending at 7am on Monday. Other areas that witnessed exceptionally heavy rainfall included Bhira (609mm), Tamhini (580mm), Shirgaon (540mm), Ambone (537mm), Khopoli (516mm) and Lonavala town (495mm). Davdi received 474mm, Dongerwadi 451mm and Walwhan 442mm.

In view of the India Meteorological De...