<p>Kinnaur and Spiti Valley, both tribal districts, have been cut off from Shimla following the blockade of National Highway 5 (Hindustan-Tibet Road) due to rock falling, landslides, and sinking of road.</p>.<p>The National Highway has been blocked at Baroni, Manglad, and Pashada near Jhakri in the Rampur Subdivision of Shimla.</p>.<p>Alternate routes are also closed due to heavy rains and landslides.</p>.<p><strong>Also read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/cloudburst-strikes-himachal-again-houses-washed-away-national-highway-blocked-1240986.html">Cloudburst strikes Himachal again, houses washed away, national highway blocked</a></strong></p>.<p>The Luhri-Aut National Highway (305) is also blocked at three places and gushing waters have entered many houses.</p>.<p>Stranded, drivers of public transport vehicles are running out of food and trying to cross the blocked stretches on foot.</p>.<p>Videos of people crossing the landslides on foot amid risk of stone falling and landslides have been widely circulated on the internet.</p>.<p>Ranjit, who was on his way to Bhawanagar from Baddi carrying LPG cylinders, said he was stranded for the past four days due to landslides at several places and a fresh landslide in Pashada on Wednesday has further worsened the situation.</p>.<p>Another driver, Sonu, carrying LPG cylinders to Sarahan, also had the same story to tell.</p>.<p>Pawan Negi, a social worker, said incidents of landslides and rock falling were more frequent on the National highway near Jhakri – a location where stone crushers have been set up.</p>.<p>Negi said the crushers have contributed to the soil erosion as he demanded the authority to shift the facilities away from the highway to save the hills from cracking.</p>.<p>As many as 566 roads were reported blocked in the state by Wednesday evening following heavy rains by the state emergency response centre.</p>
<p>Kinnaur and Spiti Valley, both tribal districts, have been cut off from Shimla following the blockade of National Highway 5 (Hindustan-Tibet Road) due to rock falling, landslides, and sinking of road.</p>.<p>The National Highway has been blocked at Baroni, Manglad, and Pashada near Jhakri in the Rampur Subdivision of Shimla.</p>.<p>Alternate routes are also closed due to heavy rains and landslides.</p>.<p><strong>Also read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/cloudburst-strikes-himachal-again-houses-washed-away-national-highway-blocked-1240986.html">Cloudburst strikes Himachal again, houses washed away, national highway blocked</a></strong></p>.<p>The Luhri-Aut National Highway (305) is also blocked at three places and gushing waters have entered many houses.</p>.<p>Stranded, drivers of public transport vehicles are running out of food and trying to cross the blocked stretches on foot.</p>.<p>Videos of people crossing the landslides on foot amid risk of stone falling and landslides have been widely circulated on the internet.</p>.<p>Ranjit, who was on his way to Bhawanagar from Baddi carrying LPG cylinders, said he was stranded for the past four days due to landslides at several places and a fresh landslide in Pashada on Wednesday has further worsened the situation.</p>.<p>Another driver, Sonu, carrying LPG cylinders to Sarahan, also had the same story to tell.</p>.<p>Pawan Negi, a social worker, said incidents of landslides and rock falling were more frequent on the National highway near Jhakri – a location where stone crushers have been set up.</p>.<p>Negi said the crushers have contributed to the soil erosion as he demanded the authority to shift the facilities away from the highway to save the hills from cracking.</p>.<p>As many as 566 roads were reported blocked in the state by Wednesday evening following heavy rains by the state emergency response centre.</p>