India, March 1 -- A total of 583 roads, including five national highways, remained blocked in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday after landslides triggered by heavy rain and snow hit the hill state over the past two days. The State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) stepped up restoration efforts even as the meteorological department has forecast another wet spell from March 3.

Authorities in districts, including Kullu, Kangra, Chamba, Kinnaur and Lahaul and Spiti, are in the process of assessing the losses caused by the incessant rain and heavy snowfall across the state that has led to rise in water levels in rivers and seasonal rivulets.

On Friday, a dozen vehicles were swept away after a cloudburst at Pahanala Khad in Kullu district, whi...