For commuters passing through Khajaguda Junction, the familiar turn towards Nanakramguda may no longer be the quickest way home or to work for the next two months. Traffic restrictions imposed for water pipeline works are set to push vehicles through internal and alternative roads around one of the busy links to Hyderabad’s western corridor.

The restrictions are in place for 60 days from September 26 to facilitate works on 900 mm and 1,000 mm diameter water pipelines, according to an advisory issued by Cyberabad Traffic Police.

The impact

The immediate impact will be felt by motorists travelling towards Nanakramguda. The service road and free-left movement from KIMS Hospital towards Nanakramguda Road will be temporarily closed. Vehicles approaching Khajaguda Junction from the Biodiversity side will also not be allowed to take the usual right turn towards Nanakramguda Road.

With these movements cut off, police have warned commuters to expect congestion in and around Khajaguda Junction and plan their journeys accordingly.

Three approaches, different detours

Those approaching from the Shaikpet flyover side will have to leave the usual stretch before KIMS Hospital and take Timberlake Colony Road to connect towards Nanakramguda Road. The diversion map issued for motorists from the Shaikpet flyover shows traffic being taken around the Khajaguda-Malkam Cheruvu side before reconnecting with the Khajaguda-Nanakramguda Road.

The route changes for motorists travelling beneath the Shaikpet flyover are different. They have been advised to take the High-Tension Road to bypass the affected junction. The Traffic Police’s map traces the alternative movement from the Old Mumbai Highway side towards Khajaguda-Nanakramguda Road through the roads around Malkam Cheruvu and Chitrapuri Colony.

Commuters arriving from Gachibowli and the Biodiversity Level-1 flyover face another diversion. Instead of proceeding to Khajaguda Junction for the right turn towards Nanakramguda, vehicles will have to take the Pakwan U-turn and proceed through Khajaguda Lake Road. The separate diversion map issued for this approach directs motorists from the Biodiversity side towards the Khajaguda-Lanco Hills stretch.

For regular users of the junction, particularly IT employees travelling towards the western Hyderabad office corridor, the diversions could mean factoring additional time for the commute, especially during peak hours.

Cyberabad Traffic Police asked motorists to avoid the affected approaches wherever possible and use the alternative routes for the duration of the works.

As employees streamed out of offices across Hyderabad’s IT corridor on Tuesday (June 9, 2026) evening, the roads around T-Hub, Durgam Cheruvu cable bridge, Raidurg and Hitech City presented a scene more commonly associated with the peak monsoon months. Long queues of vehicles stretched into the distance, their red brake lights reflecting off rain-soaked roads. But beneath the sea of red tail lights was another familiar monsoon image that residents of Cyberabad know all too well: roads disappearing under stagnant water.

An hour of intense rainfall between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. was enough to inundate several stretches across the newly formed Cyberabad Municipal Corporation (CMC) limits, triggering waterlogging and bringing traffic to a near standstill in parts of the IT corridor.

Rainfall amount

According to the CMC, in one hour, Miyapur received the highest rainfall during the hour at 53.3 mm, followed by Kukatpally with 52 mm, Hafeezpet with 47.5 mm, KPHB Colony with 46 mm, Shaikpet with 44.3 mm, Khajaguda with 43.3 mm, Raidurg with 30.8 mm and Madhapur with 27.5 mm.

The sudden downpour led to widespread water accumulation across several parts of the Cyberabad region. Areas including Kondapur, Madhapur and Hafeezpet witnessed significant waterlogging, with multiple cars and two-wheelers left partially submerged. Videos circulating on social media showed motorists struggling through inundated roads, while stranded vehicles were seen marooned in stagnant water at several junctions.

Monsoon preparedness announced on June 1

The disruptions were observed after Cyberabad civic authorities announced monsoon preparedness measures on June 1. Ahead of the rainy season, the Corporation had identified vulnerable locations, deployed monsoon emergency teams and held coordination meetings with the Cyberabad Police and Traffic Police to ensure prompt response to waterlogging and minimise traffic disruptions during heavy rain.

Field visit on June 10

On Wednesday morning, CMC Commissioner G. Srijana, along with zonal commissioners, deputy commissioners, engineering officials and monsoon emergency teams, reviewed the situation and inspected affected areas. In coordination with the Cyberabad Law and Order Police and Traffic Police, field teams monitored vulnerable locations, regulated traffic movement and attended to water stagnation points on priority. The rain on Tuesday provided the first major test for those arrangements. 

“It was no small rain. Whatever theory we had spoken about during the preparedness meeting, we had a reality check yesterday,” said Ms Srijana while also confirming that the rainfall had exposed additional waterlogging hotspots that had not been identified earlier.