Commuters wrestle as sudden downpour floods Hyderabad

A sudden spell of heavy rain disrupted visitors throughout Hyderabad on Saturday (July 19) afternoon, flooding roads, snarling visitors and forcing commuters to take cowl wherever they might. The metropolis, which noticed a damp and sunny begin to the weekend, was caught off guard when intense rainfall lashed a number of components between 3 and 5 p.m.

Waterlogging was reported from a number of stretches together with Chandrayangutta, Tarnaka, Balamrai, Chilkalguda, JBS Junction, Kondapur, Gachibowli, SP Road, Bowenpally, Karkhana, Chilkalguda X roads, Malakpet and Alugadda Bavi, leaving motorists stranded and visitors crawling.

In a number of areas, two-wheeler riders stopped underneath Metro pillars for shelter, at the same time as a few of them wore raincoats. “I had my raincoat on, however the downpour was so harsh I couldn’t see the street clearly,” mentioned Ok. Shiva Kumar, a supply government who took cowl close to the Ameerpet Metro station. “There was no level using in that mess. I waited practically half-hour earlier than the rain slowed down.”

Another commuter, 28-year-old Sruthika, mentioned he was caught on the JBS junction for a superb half-hour. “Vehicles weren’t transferring in any respect. It was just like the street was a river. I needed to slowly push my bike by ankle-deep water,” he mentioned.

At Tarnaka, visitors personnel from the Osmania University division rapidly responded to take away fallen tree branches and ease the congestion. The Hyderabad Traffic Police and Disaster Response Force (DRF) had been additionally deployed throughout key bother spots, together with Alugadda Bavi underpass, which was utterly waterlogged.

Khaki-clad visitors policemen in trench coats had been seen throughout town, braving the downpour as they directed automobiles by flooded roads and intersections.

At Habsiguda, a commuter on a two-wheeler confronted bother when his bike broke down in knee-deep water. “It simply gave up midway,” he mentioned, dragging the stalled car to the facet as rainwater swirled round his clogs and visitors honked previous in gradual, chaotic spurts.

On X (previously Twitter), Hyderabad police offered real-time updates. “Due to rain and heavy visitors, car motion is gradual from KCP to Panjagutta Road,” one replace learn. Another warned of delays close to Tolichowki Flyover, Mandar Complex and Nanalnagar because of standing water.

In the southern components of town, the Chandrayangutta to Aramghar stretch was among the many worst-affected. With as much as three toes of water stagnant on the street close to the police station, automobiles had been stranded for over two hours. Traffic police struggled to divert circulation as automobiles broke down and two-wheelers toppled whereas attempting to navigate the submerged stretch.

Cyberabad police flagged extreme congestion in Kondapur and neighbouring tech corridors. “Heavy rains triggered sudden waterlogging in Cyberabad, resulting in main visitors snarls. Our officers swiftly took cost and labored relentlessly to ease congestion,” police posted.