Shimla, Sept. 10 -- Persistent rain and fresh snowfall continue to cripple Himachal Pradesh's infrastructure, with hundreds of roads, power lines, and water supply schemes disrupted across the state, according to the latest evening bulletin from the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA).

As of 6:00 PM on Wednesday, data from the State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) indicated that a total of 582 roads are blocked, including four key National Highways: NH-03, NH-05, NH-503A, and NH-305.

Additionally, the situation has led to 571 electricity distribution transformers (DTRs) being out of service, and 378 water supply schemes have been disrupted.

The situation reflects a slight improvement since the morning, when 645 roads, 815 DTR...