Shimla, July 29 -- Restoration of essential services gathered momentum across Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday, with the number of blocked roads declining to 152 as authorities continued large-scale clearance operations following heavy monsoon rains.

According to the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC), the number of blocked roads across the state fell to 152 by 6 p.m. on July 29 from 192 reported a day earlier. No national highway is currently blocked.

Mandi district remains the worst affected with 58 blocked roads, followed by Kullu (31), Chamba (30), Sirmaur (14) and Shimla (14).

Power supply also improved significantly during the day, with the number of disrupted Distribution Transformer Regions (DTRs) reducing to 72 from 189 repo...