Hyderabad, May 16 -- More than 200 lorries carrying maize have been stranded for nearly a week along the Bhuvanagiri-Chityala state highway in Telangana's Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district due to an alleged shortage of porters at a private warehouse in Valigonda mandal.

The maize, procured by the government from farmers in Khammam district, was transported to rented godowns at Tekula Somaram village for storage. Officials reportedly shifted nearly 8,000 metric tonnes of maize to the warehouses after procurement operations in Khammam.

However, the situation turned chaotic after the warehouse management allegedly informed authorities and transporters that there were no porters available to unload the grain bags from the lorries.

Hundreds of t...