Dharamshala/Shimla, Sept. 12 -- The rain battered hill state is still struggling with roads connectivity, with 580 roads, including three national highways, still blocked on Thursday. It included 204 roads blocked in Kullu district, followed by 141 in Mandi, 72 in Shimla and 44 in Kangra district.

In Kullu district, NH-305 and NH-03 continued to remain blocked on Thursday, while NH-503 A remained blocked in Una district.

However, traffic was restored from both sides at the block point of National Highway-5 in Nigulsari Kinnaur.

As the movement started on the NH 5 in Nigulsari, the Kinnaur police issued an advisory appealing to the orchardists, truck unions and arthiyas that keeping in mind the condition of the roads they should load on...