Cyberabad civic physique flunks first monsoon rainfall take a look at as roads disappear beneath water on June 9

As workers streamed out of places of work throughout Hyderabad’s IT hall on Tuesday (June 9, 2026) night, the roads round T-Hub, Durgam Cheruvu cable bridge, Raidurg and Hitech Metropolis introduced a scene extra generally related to the height monsoon months. Lengthy queues of automobiles stretched into the space, their purple brake lights reflecting off rain-soaked roads. However beneath the ocean of purple tail lights was one other acquainted monsoon picture that residents of Cyberabad know all too properly: roads disappearing beneath stagnant water.

An hour of intense rainfall between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. was sufficient to inundate a number of stretches throughout the newly shaped Cyberabad Municipal Company (CMC) limits, triggering waterlogging and bringing visitors to a close to standstill in elements of the IT hall.

Rainfall quantity

In keeping with the CMC, in a single hour, Miyapur acquired the best rainfall in the course of the hour at 53.3 mm, adopted 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 throughout a number of elements of the Cyberabad area. Areas together with Kondapur, Madhapur and Hafeezpet witnessed important waterlogging, with a number of automobiles and two-wheelers left partially submerged. Movies circulating on social media confirmed motorists struggling by inundated roads, whereas stranded automobiles had been seen marooned in stagnant water at a number of junctions.

Monsoon preparedness introduced on June 1

The disruptions had been noticed after Cyberabad civic authorities introduced monsoon preparedness measures on June 1. Forward of the wet season, the Company had recognized susceptible areas, deployed monsoon emergency groups and held coordination conferences with the Cyberabad Police and Site visitors Police to make sure immediate response to waterlogging and minimise visitors disruptions throughout heavy rain.

Area go to on June 10

On Wednesday morning, CMC Commissioner G. Srijana, together with zonal commissioners, deputy commissioners, engineering officers and monsoon emergency groups, reviewed the scenario and inspected affected areas. In coordination with the Cyberabad Regulation and Order Police and Site visitors Police, discipline groups monitored susceptible areas, regulated visitors motion and attended to water stagnation factors on precedence. The rain on Tuesday supplied the primary main take a look at for these preparations.�

“It was no small rain. No matter principle we had spoken about in the course of the preparedness assembly, we had a actuality verify yesterday,” mentioned Ms Srijana whereas additionally confirming that the rainfall had uncovered further waterlogging hotspots that had not been recognized earlier.