Imphal, July 7 -- Dozens of commercial truck drivers from Nagaland, Assam, Tripura and Meghalaya have remained stranded for more than five days on National Highway-2 in Manipur as rival protests continue to disrupt traffic along the key Imphal-Dimapur route.

The drivers are caught between two protest sites-Namduilong-Kanglatongbi, where a Liangmei Naga group has imposed an economic blockade, and the Gamgiphai Buffer Zone, where Kuki-Zo organisations are staging a counter-protest demanding free movement on the highway.

With the deadlock showing no immediate signs of easing, many stranded drivers have reportedly run out of food. They are facing shortages of drinking water and access to basic sanitation facilities. Although the Manipur gov...