Shimla, Aug. 31 -- A man and his son were injured when a landslide damaged five houses in Rampur sub division of Shimla district, while another mudslide in the Jatog cantonment of Shimla triggered the evacuation of four families after a spell of heavy rain on Saturday, officials said. The victims of the Rampur landslide were identified as Pyare Lal and his son Hemant and Pyare Lal, they said, adding that there was no casualty in the landslide at Jatog Cantt as the army accommodation was evacuated at night before the incident. Meanwhile, a vehicle was damaged by a shooting stone near Shoghi on the Chandigarh-Shimla highway. A fresh landslide near Hanogi on the Chandigarh-Manali four-lane highway led to the suspension of traffic early on Saturday. The State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) said the National Highway number 3 that links Chandigarh to the tourist town of Manali is among the 842 roads blocked in the state following heavy rain in the region. National highway-305 was blocked between Aut and Sainj in Kullu district, while traffic on NH-5 was disrupted at Nathpa, Nigulsari and Pagal Nalla in Kinnaur district due to multiple. Recurring rainfall is hampering the rescue operation. In view of the damage to the Kiratpur-Pandoh-Kullu-Manali corridor, National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) chairman Santosh Kumar Yadav held a meeting with senior NHAI officials in Shimla on Friday to review the situation and undertake immediate restoration. The restoration is underway at 10 locations on the Kullu-Manali section that have been washed away by the overflowing Beas river and five locations that have been partially damaged by floods, resulting in cutting off connectivity to the tourist town of Manali from the rest of the state through NH-21. The NHAI has decided to extend financial support to Himachal Pradesh public works department for the maintenance of the PWD road that is being used for the highway traffic. The met department has issued an Oragne alert of light to moderate rain at many places accompanied with light thuderstrom/lightining and one or two intense to very intense spells at isolated places likely in Hamirpur,Kangra Sirmaur, Mandi, Bilaspur, Una, Shimla and Solan. The met department has issued Yellow alert of light to moderate rain likely at few places and one to two intense spells at isolated places likely in Chamba, Kangra and Kullu districts while light rain is predicted for other places in the state. Deputy CM Mukesh Agnihotri on Saturday reviewed the disaster affected drinking water projects with the officials of Jal Shakti Department in district Kullu. "As many as 506 out of 708 schemes of the Jal Shakti Department have been affected. So far 432 schemes were partially restored by the department," said Agnihotri. The Bar Council of Himachal Pradesh has condemned the alleged physical assault and misbehaviour by the deputy commissioner of Chamba against members of the District Bar Association. The incident occurred when the advocates were addressing public issues. The council demanded an inquiry and strict action against the officials involved....