Over 6 lakh vehicles hit Hyderabad’s IT corridor as overnight rain leaves roads waterlogged, snarls rush-hour traffic

Nearly one million vehicles entered Cyberabad on Tuesday (June 23, 2026) morning despite heavy overnight rain and widespread waterlogging. Cyberabad police said around six lakh vehicles had passed through the IT corridor alone by noon. The downpour left commuters battling flooded roads, delayed office transport services and traffic bottlenecks across the city.

The morning rush unfolded even as traffic police personnel stood in ankle-deep water at several locations, manually regulating traffic through waterlogged junctions and flooded stretches to keep vehicles moving. Civic and emergency response teams were also deployed at multiple hotspots to clear accumulated water and debris.

Night shift employees first to experience impact

The impact of the downpour was first felt by IT employees returning home after night shifts. Rain that began shortly after midnight continued through the early hours, inundating roads across Hitec City, Gachibowli and Nanakramguda and making travel difficult between 4 a.m. and 8 a.m.

Ordeal on flooded roads

Aman Nair, a private employee working in Hitec City, said his journey home turned into an ordeal through flooded roads. Leaving his workplace at around 5:30 a.m., he took more than 90 minutes to reach Habsiguda as several stretches were submerged in muddy water.

The rain also disrupted office transport services for night-shift employees. B. Lalithya, a tech employee from Khajaguda Eco Park, said many workers were left waiting as office cabs struggled to navigate waterlogged roads.

According to him, transport operations were severely affected because cabs assigned for earlier employee drop-offs became stuck in traffic and waterlogged stretches. “The cabs assigned for the 10.30 p.m. logout shift could not return. Usually, not more than three employees travel in a cab, but today as many as seven passengers had to be accommodated in a single vehicle,” he said.

Worst affected routes

The weather-related disruption coincided with one of the busiest traffic days of the week in the IT corridor. Several stretches witnessed slow-moving traffic through the morning. The Serilingampally-Gachibowli corridor was among the worst affected, while waterlogging on the Miyapur-Bachupally route required emergency pumping operations near the Nexa service centre. Earthmovers were deployed to clear accumulated water and debris, and diversions notified at the last minute.

“The journey was painfully slow throughout my way to work. I waited for over 20 minutes at the Mehdipatnam signal and then another 10 minutes just to cross the Cable Bridge and reach ITC Kohenur,” said a commuter.

The delays reflected the wider situation across the city, where several key junctions and low-lying stretches remained waterlogged well into the morning rush hour. Congestion was also reported at Malkam Cheruvu, IIIT Junction and Patancheru, where ongoing construction activity further complicated movement.

Personnel from Hyderabad Traffic Police managing traffic near the Ramdev Baba Mandir under Dr. Manmohan Singh Flyover.

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By Arrangement

In Hyderabad, waterlogging was reported beneath the Dr. Manmohan Singh Flyover near Ramdev Baba Mandir, on the 100 Feet Road stretch between Jiyaguda and Puranapool, and along the Shaikpet Nala in Tolichowki. Officials described the Ramdev Baba Mandir stretch as one of the most challenging locations, with traffic police and HYDRAA teams deploying earthmovers to dig a trench and drain accumulated rainwater and silt.

Waterlogging was also reported in Rajendranagar and Mehdipatnam, while officials attended to flooding near pillar numbers 305 and 365 of the Aramghar flyover corridor.

Police issues advisory

The Cyberabad Police’s Business Resilience Command and Control Centre issued an advisory warning motorists about waterlogging, silt deposition, potholes and damaged road surfaces. The police urged commuters to factor in additional travel time and advised companies to stagger employee login timings wherever possible. Organisations were also encouraged to consider skeleton staffing and remote working arrangements depending on local conditions.

“Following last night’s intense cloudburst across parts of Cyberabad, road conditions may be affected due to waterlogging, silt deposition, potholes and damaged road surfaces. Drive with extreme caution,” the advisory stated.

With rain forecast for Tuesday evening, authorities remained on alert, carrying out emergency patchwork and clearing operations at vulnerable locations while preparing fresh staggered logout advisories to prevent a repeat of the morning congestion.