Guwahati, June 22 -- Reported by Bit Irom

Imphal: As monsoon rains intensify across the Northeast, National Highway 37 one of Manipur's primary supply routes linking Imphal with Silchar in Assam, has fallen into a state of severe disrepair, disrupting the movement of essential goods and raising concerns over possible shortages in the state.

The situation has become more critical amid recurring blockades along National Highway 2, which connects Imphal with Dimapur through Nagaland. With traffic increasingly diverted to NH-37, transporters say the already fragile highway is struggling to cope with the additional load.

Several stretches of the highway have been rendered nearly impassable due to deep mud, large potholes, damaged road surfa...