A brief spell of moderate rain caused waterlogging and severe traffic slowdowns across Hyderabad on Monday evening, coinciding with heavy vehicle movement for Ganesh idol immersions during the final days of the festival. Traffic police, Disaster Response Force personnel and HYDRAA teams were deployed at several locations to manage congestion and clear affected stretches.
Vehicular movement was particularly slow around the Tolichowki flyover towards Nanal Nagar and Rethibowli, Chaderghat bridge towards Malakpet, Shaikpet flyover towards Tolichowki and the Banjara Hills–Panjagutta corridor. Other affected routes included Prakash Nagar towards Rasoolpura and the road from Panjagutta towards Khairatabad, Lakdikapul and the Secretariat.
Narayanguda, Moosarambagh and adjoining areas also reported waterlogging and slow traffic after the rainfall. A tree branch fell near the State Bank of India on Bank Street in Koti, adding to the disruption on a day when the city’s roads were already carrying heavy festival-related traffic.
Traffic police personnel from the Hyderabad, Malkajgiri and Cyberabad commissionerates were positioned at major junctions to regulate vehicles and facilitate movement. Personnel from the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency were also deployed to remove waterlogging in different parts of the city.
Rainfall data from the Telangana Development Planning Society showed that Khairatabad recorded 32.8 mm of rain by 9 p.m., the highest among the locations listed in the report. Allwyn Colony recorded 28.5 mm, followed by Kukatpally at 25.5 mm and Kavadiguda at 25 mm.
Adibatla recorded 23.5 mm, while Moosapet received 23 mm. Amberpet and Borabanda recorded 22 mm each, followed by Moosarambagh at 21 mm, Musheerabad at 19.8 mm and Yousufguda at 17.8 mm.
The combination of rainfall, peak-hour traffic and idol immersion movement affected multiple key corridors rather than a single isolated location. The response agencies continued clearing waterlogged areas and regulating traffic at major junctions as the city managed the evening disruption.
