New Delhi: Thousands of commuters and truck drivers remain stranded on National Highway 19 in Bihar, as a 15–20 kilometre-long traffic jam continues near Sasaram and Rohtas. Stranded travellers, many on long-haul journeys between Kolkata and Delhi, are surviving on roadside tea and biscuits as vehicles crawl at a snail’s pace.

“No authorities have visited us yet. We have barely been able to move. We are surviving on tea and biscuits,” said truck driver Sanjay Das, as reported by India Today. Another driver, Duban Kumar, who was travelling from Odisha to Delhi, said, “The jam has been there since yesterday morning, around 8 am. I’ve barely moved 5 kilometres. I’ve been stuck here in Sasaram itself since then. There is no food, we are surviving on little snacks available on the roadside.”

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