Himachal rain havoc: 112 roads blocked, orange alert in Shimla, Kangra among 8 districts

As many as 112 roads continue to remain blocked across Himachal Pradesh, while about 138 transformers and 35 water supply schemes also remain disrupted after being damaged due to torrential rains.

As per the State Emergency Operation Centre, of the total blocked roads, 46 are in Mandi, 32 in Kullu, 12 in Chamba, six in Kangra, five each in Shimla, Sirmaur and Una, and one in Lahaul and Spiti.

Similarly, of the total disrupted transformers, 42 are in Mandi, 40 in Sirmaur, 31 in Hamirpur, 21 in Kullu, three in Kangra and one in Shimla.

Additionally, of the total disrupted water supply schemes, 30 are in Hamirpur, four in Shimla and one in Kangra.

Meanwhile, the state is very likely to witness heavy rain on Saturday as the State's Meteorological Centre has issued orange alerts for Shimla, Kangra, Solan, Kullu, Mandi, Una, Bilaspur and Hamirpur districts, with very heavy to heavy rain likely at isolated places throughout the day.

Similarly, yellow weather alerts have been issued for Kinnaur, Sirmaur, Chamba and Lahaul and Spiti, with light to moderate rain likely throughout the day.