Overview
- Traffic surged at the Panthangi (Pantangi) toll plaza on NH‑65 on Wednesday, with toll control room data showing about 50,584 vehicle crossings that day and 31,583 heading to Hyderabad.
- Roads into the city stayed slow on Thursday as commuters returned after Dasara and educational institutions resumed, with choke points reported from Mangalpally to the Outer Ring Road and around Dilsukhnagar and LB Nagar.
- Toll and traffic teams activated extra FASTag lanes and opened additional booths to speed clearance at Panthangi while police were posted at key junctions to prevent gridlock.
- Secunderabad Railway Station faced higher footfall, with South Central Railways reporting a rise from about 1.2 lakh to roughly 1.6 lakh daily passengers and station managers directing private vehicles to cellar parking and setting aside app‑cab zones.
- The return wave was driven by school and college reopenings and local Durga immersion movements, and officials say continued highway construction and diversion zones could prolong delays for commuters in the coming days.