Overview
- Cyberabad Traffic Police recommended that IT corridor companies stagger employee logouts from 3 p.m. to avert evening rush-hour gridlock.
- Evening-shift workers were advised to work from home wherever possible to avoid being stranded in flooded streets.
- The non-punitive guidance aims to reduce waterlogging-related traffic paralysis and keep arterial roads clear for first responders.
- Hyderabad has experienced weeks of heavy monsoon showers that triggered severe flooding and miles of slow-moving traffic on major routes.
- The measure reflects coordination between civic authorities and private employers to turn Indian Meteorological Department forecasts into practical commuter safeguards.