India, Sept. 2 -- Heavy rain disrupted normal life in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday with 1,311 roads and six national highways, including the Chandigarh-Shimla NH-5, closed due to landslides, officials said.

Traffic on the Chandigarh-Shimla national highway number 5 was disrupted due to a landslide at Sanwara in Kasauli tehsil of Solan district, they said.

The Dharampur-Kasauli road that branches out of the national highway is also in danger, they said, adding that a large number of vehicles were stranded on both sides of the highway. Traffic is being diverted through alternate routes and restoration work is underway.

The State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) said that NH 3 (Mandi-Dharampur road), NH 305 (Aut-Sainj), NH 5 (Old Hindusta...