Moderate to heavy rain has affected several areas of Himachal Pradesh, leading to the closure of a total of 606 roads, including two national highways, officials said on Thursday.

Additionally, thunderstorms were witnessed in Shimla, Kangra, Palampur, Murari Devi and Sundernagar while gusty winds with wind speed ranging between 33 to 35 kmph lashed Tabo and Bajaura, the Meteorological Department said.

The national highways affected are NH 3 (Attari-Leh road) and NH-503A (Amritsar-Bhota road). Kullu district experienced the highest number of closures, with 203 roads shut down, followed by Mandi with 198 roads and Shimla district with 51 roads, according to the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC).