Overview
- Traffic swelled at key choke points, with two- to three-hour delays reported at Panthangi and long queues at Korlapahad and Outer Ring Road toll plazas.
- Police put NH-65 under real-time drone surveillance and deployed extra personnel and diversions across Suryapet, Nalgonda and Abdullapurmet to keep vehicles moving.
- Nalgonda police projected the Panthangi plaza could process close to 80,000 vehicles on Saturday, far above the usual 15,000–20,000 per day.
- The Roads and Buildings Minister ordered toll operators to open gates during backups and arranged ambulances every 20 km and cranes for quick clearance, while routine toll collection continued without a blanket waiver.
- NHAI’s satellite-based tolling trial at Pantangi reported minor glitches and remains under review, as SCR and state bus corporations run special services, including 6,431 TGRTC and 8,432 APSRTC buses, to handle the rush.