Thousands of commuters and truck drivers remain stranded for the third straight day on National Highway 19, as a 15 to 20-kilometre-long traffic jam continues to bring traffic to a standstill near Sasaram and Rohtas in Bihar.

"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," Duban Kumar, a truck driver who was on his way to Delhi from Odisha, said.

Another truck driver, Sanjay Das, who was coming from Kolkata, said that he has covered only 20 kilometres since he started his journey 24 hours ago.

The highway connects Kolkata and Delhi, and therefore is a primary route for trade transportation. However, despite the s

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