Owing to the drivers' strike, an Odisha groom and his family had to walk all night to get to the bride's village

Agroom and his family could not arrange a car owing to the drivers' strike, so they had to walk 28 kilometers to the bride's hometown in the Rayagada region of Odisha for the wedding.

They traveled through the night on Thursday to get to Dibalapadu village, where they were married on Friday, from Sunakhandi panchayat in the Kalyansinghpur block. A video showing the groom and his family members including a few ladies strolling at night went popular on social media.

"Due to the drivers' strike, there was no transportation available. The settlement was reached after a night of walking. We were left with no choice, according to a member of the groom's family.

On Friday morning, the wedding was officially celebrated. Yet, the bride's home was where the groom and his family remained while they awaited the drivers' organization to call off the strike so they could go back to their own.

In response to demands for social welfare measures including insurance, pensions, the creation of a welfare board, and others, the Driver Ekta Mahasangh began an indefinite strike throughout the state on Wednesday.

After a guarantee from the state administration that all of their demands would be met, the strike by commercial vehicle drivers in Odisha was postponed on Friday for 90 days.

Just a few hours had passed when the Chief Secretary P. K. Jena and DGP S. K. Bansak made an appeal to the striking drivers to call off the strike.

The almost two lakh driver strike has disrupted daily life for many individuals, including office workers and visitors in various locations. Also, this has led to an increase in the cost of necessities.