Light rain cripples traffic across Hyderabad IT corridor
Hyderabad: Light showers brought traffic to a crawl across Hyderabad’s IT corridor on Saturday, exposing recurring infrastructure and traffic management issues on major roads connecting Miyapur, BHEL, Gachibowli, Hitec City and Kondapur. Motorists spent up to an hour negotiating short stretches as waterlogging, damaged roads and bottlenecks disrupted traffic.
Six key corridors witness severe congestion
Despite it being a weekend, when many IT companies remained closed and schools were not functioning, traffic came to a standstill on several arterial roads. Long queues of vehicles were reported on the following stretches:
- Gachibowli–Kondapur–Hafeezpet
- Kondapur–Hitec City Circle
- Narsingi–Biodiversity Junction (ORR approach)
- Miyapur–BHEL
- Moosapet–Madhapur
- Raidurgam–Hitec City–Kukatpally corridor
Commuters said travelling even short distances took between 30 and 60 minutes. At several junctions, motorists had to wait through two or three signal cycles before moving ahead.
Waterlogging and damaged roads worsen situation
Although the rainfall was limited to light showers, water stagnation on roads, potholes, poor condition of service roads and inadequate drainage led to heavy congestion. Traffic movement slowed significantly around Hitec City Junction, Kondapur, Hafeezpet, Raidurgam and other busy intersections.
Residents pointed out that similar conditions recur every monsoon despite repeated reviews and announcements by civic and traffic authorities.
Motorists seek long-term solutions
Commuters questioned why traffic management continues to fail during even moderate rainfall. Software professionals travelling through the Miyapur–JNTU and Gachibowli corridors said the situation has become an annual problem, causing delays and inconvenience.
Motorists also blamed illegal parking, road encroachments and poor road maintenance for worsening congestion. Urban planning experts said that while major infrastructure projects, including flyovers, are under construction in the IT corridor, authorities must also focus on immediate measures such as improving drainage, enforcing parking rules and strengthening traffic management to provide relief to commuters.
