Over 550 roads still blocked in Himachal; orange alert for 6 districts today

As many as 566 roads, including two National Highways (NHs), remain blocked while about 525 transformers remain disrupted across the state as heavy rainfall continues to wreak havoc in Himachal Pradesh.

As per the State Emergency Operation Centre, about 203 roads are closed in Mandi, 156 including NH-03 in Kullu, 50 in Shimla, 46 in Kangra, 26 in Chamba, 24 each in Bilaspur and Sirmour, 16 in Solan, 13 including NH 503A in Una, six in Hamirpur and two in Kinnaur district, affecting the road connectivity in many areas across the state.

Also, out of 525 transformers, as many as 327 are disrupted in Mandi, 78 in Sirmour, 34 in Hamirpur, 25 in Shimla, 23 in Kullu, 21 in Chamba, 16 in Kinnaur and one in Kangra district, affecting the electricity supply in many areas.

Meanwhile, heavy rainfall is very likely to continue across Himachal Pradesh as the State's Meteorological Department has issued an orange weather warning for Shimla, Kullu, Mandi, Solan, Bilaspur and Sirmour district for today, resulting in few spells of heavy rain accompanied with thunderstorms and lightning in isolated places of these areas.