Hyderabad rains trigger massive traffic snarls across city for second consecutive day
Persistent rain for the second consecutive day brought Hyderabad traffic to a standstill, with severe congestion reported across the IT Corridor and other key stretches. Waterlogging, ongoing infrastructure works and fallen trees caused long delays, while rescue teams cleared roads and assisted residents.
Hyderabad: As rains continued on the second consecutive day on Wednesday, commuters experienced traffic woes across the city, including the IT Corridor.
Motorists reported slow-moving traffic and delays during peak hours, with congestion building up on several stretches. Public transport services also faced disruptions at key junctions as the showers persisted, leading to longer travel times for passengers.
Motorists faced significant traffic jams last night at several locations in Hyderabad, including Hi-Tech City, Gachibowli, Madhapur, the Financial District, IKEA Junction, Kondapur towards Kothaguda Junction, Hafeezpet and Miyapur. The congestion delayed traffic movement by two to three hours in these areas.
At the IIIT junction and Khajaguda junction sites in Gachibowli, stretches affected by ongoing flyover and underpass works saw vehicles accumulate, causing slow vehicle movement. Water stagnated on this stretch at several areas, adding traffic woes to road users.
Authorities and traffic personnel were seen managing vehicle movement at key junctions as the rain continued, but couldn’t clear the traffic up late at night. Dozens of private travel buses moving towards ORR and the Shamshabad side were caught in traffic jams, resulting in delays of three to four hours compared with the original schedule.
A press release said that the rainwater that accumulated on roads were cleared by the Hydraa DRF and MRT teams, who also removed fallen trees and broken branches.
In Krishna Nagar, they took steps to ensure smooth drainage on interior roads and safely helped several people cross the streets. In Kakatiya Nagar, in the Neredmet area of Secunderabad, a cow that fell into a drain was safely rescued using ropes, it said.
